Luanda vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$496	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	19	27
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	149K

The cost of living in Luanda is 25% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5424th and 6387th ($1012 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Mauritius, respectively. Check Angola vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6024th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Port Louis

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	Luanda	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552