Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.9% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
Kz6,556.52
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
Kz7,110.25
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
Kz1,492.84
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Kz975.82
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
Kz1,378.18
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
Kz4,452.31
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
Kz5,540.97
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
Kz2,229.66
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
Kz2,379.62
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
Kz1,136.49
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
Kz311.73
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
Kz1,608.28
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
Kz737.23
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
Kz630.41
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
Kz651.41
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
Kz1,098.77
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
Kz26,586.99
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
Kz17,512,677.03
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
Kz12,573.17
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
Kz155,890.75
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
Kz223,479.81
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
Kz67,630.90
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
Kz49,955.58
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
Kz425,601.89
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
Kz8,721,938.31
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
Kz1,631.17
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
Kz3,145.84
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
Kz1,992.91
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
Kz33,498.81
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
Kz4,535.18
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
Kz80,265.96
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
Kz125,731.70
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
Kz211,407.11
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
Kz199,170.01
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cairo or Luanda. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.