Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 52.9% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
?? | |
pay 4.9% less for housing
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
?? |
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luanda
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
?? |
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