Luanda vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luanda	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$440	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$4362
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	48	89
🏙️ Population	2.49M	468K

The cost of living in Luanda is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6128th and 1363rd ($923 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6933rd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luanda	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.85%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11992	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.45	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14053	$24243

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729