Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 14.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 98.9% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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