Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 75.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$7.84
Kz6,556.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$8.50
Kz7,110.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$1.78
Kz1,492.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$1.17
Kz975.82
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.65
Kz1,378.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$5.32
Kz4,452.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$6.62
Kz5,540.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.67
Kz2,229.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$2.84
Kz2,379.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.36
Kz1,136.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.37
Kz311.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.92
Kz1,608.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.88
Kz737.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.75
Kz630.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.78
Kz651.41
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$1.31
Kz1,098.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$31.78
Kz26,586.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,512,677.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$15.03
Kz12,573.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$186.36
Kz155,890.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$267.16
Kz223,479.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$80.85
Kz67,630.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$59.72
Kz49,955.58
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$508.79
Kz425,601.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,721,938.31
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.95
Kz1,631.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.76
Kz3,145.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$2.38
Kz1,992.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$40.05
Kz33,498.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$5.42
Kz4,535.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$95.95
Kz80,265.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$150.31
Kz125,731.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$252.73
Kz211,407.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$238.10
Kz199,170.01
|
|
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