Luanda vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$517	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	2.49M	120K

The cost of living in Luanda is 20% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5315th and 6471st ($1047 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Angola and Thailand, respectively. Check Angola vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5283rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Pattaya

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	Luanda	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$12044

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514