Luanda vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$496	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	61
😀 Quality of life	53	79
🏙️ Population	2.49M	605K

The cost of living in Luanda is 9% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5424th and 4764th ($1012 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Latvia, respectively. Check Angola vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6024th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Riga

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	Luanda	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.49
🥤 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	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$13840

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220