Luanda vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$496	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	13
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	2.49M	948K

The cost of living in Luanda is 13% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5424th and 4590th ($1012 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Angola and Laos, respectively. Check Angola vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6024th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Vientiane

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	Luanda	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393