Luanda vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$496	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	2.49M	423K

The cost of living in Luanda is 31% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5424th and 6556th ($1012 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Angola vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6024th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Skopje

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	Luanda	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$4225

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117