Luanda vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$496	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.21M

The cost of living in Luanda is 11% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5424th and 5954th ($1012 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6024th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Luanda	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562