Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.3 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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