Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 73.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Lima, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.17
|
$6.03
AOA5,485.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.26
|
$8.44
AOA7,675.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
$1.64
AOA1,491.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$1.04
AOA946.83
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.78
|
$1.34
AOA1,218.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.55
|
$4.48
AOA4,070.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.56
|
$7.40
AOA6,729.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.05
|
$2.55
AOA2,317.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.91
|
$2.89
AOA2,622.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.23
AOA1,117.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.49
AOA448.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.62
AOA1,475.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.07
AOA972.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.87
AOA789.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.80
AOA729.50
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.12
|
$1.40
AOA1,277.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.48
|
$37.08
AOA33,709.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,072,019.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.85
|
$12.70
AOA11,545.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.31
|
$142.93
AOA129,927.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
|
$540.42
AOA491,268.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,365.29
|
$285.66
AOA259,681.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.84
|
$73.50
AOA66,814.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN943.77
|
$744.04
AOA676,373.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,181,613.75
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.09
|
$1.95
AOA1,772.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.00
|
$3.81
AOA3,465.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.22
|
$2.38
AOA2,165.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.52
|
$38.44
AOA34,943.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.28
|
$4.81
AOA4,373.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.45
|
$115.83
AOA105,298.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.07
|
$99.99
AOA90,896.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.12
|
$171.36
AOA155,772.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN344.43
|
$263.13
AOA239,196.90
|
|
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