Luanda vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	468K

The cost of living in Luanda is 58% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5424th and 972nd ($1012 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Angola and the United States, respectively. Check Angola vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Raleigh

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	Luanda	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682