Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 80.5% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
?? |
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
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 3.6 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
?? | |
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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