Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 8.6% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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