Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,765
|
$6.03
AOA5,485.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,900
|
$8.44
AOA7,675.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,689
|
$1.64
AOA1,491.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,665
|
$1.04
AOA946.83
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,727
|
$1.34
AOA1,218.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,870
|
$4.48
AOA4,070.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,477
|
$7.40
AOA6,729.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,067
|
$2.55
AOA2,317.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,699
|
$2.89
AOA2,622.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,753
|
$1.23
AOA1,117.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,345
|
$0.49
AOA448.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,489
|
$1.62
AOA1,475.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,857
|
$1.07
AOA972.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,501
|
$0.87
AOA789.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,062
|
$0.80
AOA729.50
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,251
|
$1.40
AOA1,277.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.08
AOA33,709.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,072,019.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$12.70
AOA11,545.05
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,945
|
$142.93
AOA129,927.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,142,240
|
$540.42
AOA491,268.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA647,440
|
$285.66
AOA259,681.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$73.50
AOA66,814.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$744.04
AOA676,373.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,181,613.75
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,702
|
$1.95
AOA1,772.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,421
|
$3.81
AOA3,465.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,675
|
$2.38
AOA2,165.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,999
|
$38.44
AOA34,943.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,350
|
$4.81
AOA4,373.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,934
|
$115.83
AOA105,298.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA139,333
|
$99.99
AOA90,896.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA470,248
|
$171.36
AOA155,772.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA417,998
|
$263.13
AOA239,196.90
|
|
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