Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 39.9% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
$6.03
AOA5,162.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
$8.44
AOA7,223.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
$1.64
AOA1,403.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
$1.04
AOA891.05
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
$1.34
AOA1,146.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
$4.48
AOA3,830.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
$7.40
AOA6,333.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
$2.55
AOA2,180.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
$2.89
AOA2,468.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
$1.23
AOA1,051.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
$0.49
AOA422.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
$1.62
AOA1,388.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
$1.07
AOA914.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
$0.87
AOA742.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
$0.80
AOA686.53
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
$1.40
AOA1,201.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
$37.08
AOA31,723.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
$19,880.09
AOA17,007,420.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
$12.70
AOA10,864.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
$142.93
AOA122,273.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
$540.42
AOA462,328.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
$285.66
AOA244,383.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
$73.50
AOA62,878.24
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
$744.04
AOA636,529.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,522,919.57
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
$1.95
AOA1,668.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
$3.81
AOA3,261.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
$2.38
AOA2,038.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
$38.44
AOA32,885.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
$4.81
AOA4,115.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
$115.83
AOA99,095.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
$99.99
AOA85,542.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
$171.36
AOA146,595.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
$263.13
AOA225,106.13
|
|
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