Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 94.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Astana, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,056.90
|
$6.03
AOA5,168.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,890.54
|
$8.44
AOA7,232.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT433.41
|
$1.64
AOA1,404.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT250.18
|
$1.04
AOA892.09
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT251.84
|
$1.34
AOA1,147.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,367.71
|
$4.48
AOA3,835.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,157.50
|
$7.40
AOA6,340.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT843.08
|
$2.55
AOA2,183.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,131.62
|
$2.89
AOA2,471.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT299.87
|
$1.23
AOA1,052.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT445.04
|
$0.49
AOA422.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT510.69
|
$1.62
AOA1,390.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT527.03
|
$1.07
AOA915.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT111.63
|
$0.87
AOA743.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT104.47
|
$0.80
AOA687.33
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT892.30
|
$1.40
AOA1,203.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,606.69
|
$37.08
AOA31,760.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,142,257.91
|
$19,880.09
AOA17,027,300.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,373.29
|
$12.70
AOA10,877.64
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,173.35
|
$142.93
AOA122,416.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT233,271.93
|
$540.42
AOA462,869.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT158,307.42
|
$285.66
AOA244,669.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT20,133.80
|
$73.50
AOA62,951.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT102,223.28
|
$744.04
AOA637,273.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,442,028.78
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,535,219.89
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT608.54
|
$1.95
AOA1,670.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,029.05
|
$3.81
AOA3,264.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT811.38
|
$2.38
AOA2,040.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,771.33
|
$38.44
AOA32,923.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,535.56
|
$4.81
AOA4,120.70
|
|
pay 94.8% more for clothing
Astana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT35,029.33
|
$115.83
AOA99,211.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT22,101.67
|
$99.99
AOA85,642.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,885.68
|
$171.36
AOA146,767.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT43,104.14
|
$263.13
AOA225,369.26
|
|
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