Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 29.6% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 76.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
|
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