Luanda vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$496	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.49M

The cost of living in Luanda is 51% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5424th and 7055th ($1012 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Angola and Brazil, respectively. Check Angola vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6024th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Recife

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	Luanda	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509