Luanda vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$496	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	2.49M	159K

The cost of living in Luanda is 21% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5424th and 6298th ($1012 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Angola vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6024th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Praia

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	Luanda	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491