Luanda vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$496	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	120K

The cost of living in Luanda is 30% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5424th and 6518th ($1012 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Angola and Thailand, respectively. Check Angola vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6024th and 5997th 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	$5.84	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508