Luanda vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Luanda is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5424th and 745th ($1012 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Australia, respectively. Check Angola vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6024th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Sydney

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	Luanda	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683