Luanda vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$496	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	20
😀 Quality of life	53	45
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.29M

The cost of living in Luanda is 118% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5424th and 8801st ($1012 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Libya, respectively. Check Angola vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6024th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Tripoli

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	Luanda	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$1187

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058