Luanda vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$496	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	19	14
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.49M	224K

The cost of living in Luanda is 15% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5424th and 6145th ($1012 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Suriname, respectively. Check Angola vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6024th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Paramaribo

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	Luanda	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583