Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 41.4% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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