Luanda vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$4411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	2.49M	468K

The cost of living in Luanda is 55% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5315th and 1246th ($1047 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5283rd and 245th 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	$5.89	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$24650

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736