Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 37.9% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 75.8% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
|
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