Luanda vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$474	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	5
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	2.49M	115K

The cost of living in Luanda is 165% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5518th and 9013th ($1024 vs $387) 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 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5940th and 6232nd 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	$5.91	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$691

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284