Cost of living comparison
Harare is 9.8% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Harare instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 80.4% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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