Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Luanda Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Luanda

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 9% cheaper than Luanda without rent, and 16% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 3.7% cheaper than Luanda without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$6.00 AOA 5,528
118.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$48.87 AOA 45.0K
10.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$7.76 AOA 7,154
21.13%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$3.61 AOA 3,323
-1.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$1.60 AOA 1,472
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$1.05 AOA 969
9.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$1.51 AOA 1,394
109.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$1.80 AOA 1,659
169.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$2.01 AOA 1,848
-18.91%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$1.16 AOA 1,071
135.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$1.45 AOA 1,336
29.66%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$2.13 AOA 1,963
23.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$12.47 AOA 11.5K
-20.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$5.85 AOA 5,394
43.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$9.95 AOA 9,173
16.88%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$2.54 AOA 2,343
16.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$1.11 AOA 1,020
60.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$3.10 AOA 2,859
-33.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$2.02 AOA 1,862
-2.48%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$1.83 AOA 1,685
14.21%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$1.53 AOA 1,411
47.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$1.95 AOA 1,797
-25.13%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$0.45 AOA 416
142.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$2.44 AOA 2,249
77.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$7.48 AOA 6,898
82.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$0.56 AOA 514
198.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$1.32 AOA 1,216
168.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$0.36 AOA 336
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$33.09 AOA 30.5K
-42.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.22 AOA 1,121
8.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$0.89 AOA 824
-66.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$5.94 AOA 5,473
-7.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$0.39 AOA 355
243.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$19.6K AOA 18.1M
-2.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$28.7K AOA 26.4M
-17.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$97.2 AOA 89.6K
-57.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$20.44 AOA 18.8K
35.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$134 AOA 123.3K
-77.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$42.89 AOA 39.5K
24.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$14.56 AOA 13.4K
79.46%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$4.44 AOA 4,092
41.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$698 AOA 643.3K
-37.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$14.7K AOA 13.6M
-27.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$95.9 AOA 88.4K
-40.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$77.5 AOA 71.4K
-41.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$128 AOA 117.6K
-18.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$260 AOA 239.3K
-58.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$521 AOA 480.0K
91.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$294 AOA 271.3K
111.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$2,308 AOA 2.1M
-8.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$1,328 AOA 1.2M
-8.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$13.1K AOA 12.0M
-70.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$890 AOA 820.4K
150.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Luanda
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$1,381 AOA 1.3M
-20.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
24
-52.75%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Luanda: February 28, 2026

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