Luanda vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.49M	664K

The cost of living in Luanda is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5424th and 1038th ($1012 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Angola and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Angola vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6024th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Rotterdam

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	Luanda	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514