Cost of living comparison
Canada is 88.2% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Canada instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
|
pay 37.1% more for childcare
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
|
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