Luanda vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$496	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	2.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Luanda is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5424th and 2911th ($1012 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Angola vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6024th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Riyadh

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	Luanda	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529