Luanda vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$496	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	5
😀 Quality of life	53	34
🏙️ Population	2.49M	115K

The cost of living in Luanda is 140% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5424th and 8915th ($1012 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Bhutan, respectively. Check Angola vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6024th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Thimphu

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	Luanda	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300