Luanda vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$496	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	53	51
🏙️ Population	2.49M	431K

The cost of living in Luanda is 17% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5424th and 6224th ($1012 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Namibia, respectively. Check Angola vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6024th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Windhoek

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	Luanda	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785