Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 27.4% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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