Luanda vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$496	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	22
😀 Quality of life	53	21
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.45M

The cost of living in Luanda is 16% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5424th and 6195th ($1012 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Angola vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6024th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Ouagadougou

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	Luanda	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882