Luanda vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$517
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$825
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3779
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
19
5
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
2.49M
115K

The cost of living in Luanda is 154% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5315th and 8957th ($1047 vs $412) 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 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5283rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$121
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.35%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11941
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$154
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16706
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285