Luanda vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$474
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
61
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
2.49M
605K

The cost of living in Luanda is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5518th and 4672nd ($1024 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Latvia, respectively. Check Angola vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5940th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$13962

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363