Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 43.6% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
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