Luanda vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$2197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.75M

The cost of living in Luanda is 50% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5315th and 1819th ($1047 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Italy, respectively. Check Angola vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5283rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Rome

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	Luanda	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358