Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.4 times more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
|
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