Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 14.2% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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