Luanda vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$474	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	77.6K

The cost of living in Luanda is 4% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5518th and 5798th ($1024 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Thailand, respectively. Check Angola vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5940th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Phuket

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	Luanda	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$13132

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892