Cost of living comparison
Amman is 0.4% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Amman instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
|
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