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Luanda vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Luanda
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Luanda
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 105.6 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 57.4% more in Luanda

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Luanda are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Luanda. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Luanda.

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Luanda vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	-25.2%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Banjul	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.93 AOA847.52	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	+55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.03 AOA939.60	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.44 AOA399.51	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	+51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.82 AOA748.37	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.70 AOA642.23	+72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.70 AOA640.03	+59.6%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Banjul	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	+400.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$14,197.31 AOA13M	+438.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.08 AOA7,378.45
Average			+73.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Banjul	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$382.10 AOA349K	+272.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$199.76 AOA182K	+146.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	+234.1%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 105.6 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$764.47 AOA698K	+11214.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$13,318.76 AOA12M	+9755.9%
Average			+10459.9%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	+92.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	+5.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 57.4% more for clothing

	Banjul	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+95.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$199.31 AOA182K	+129.1%
Average			+57.4%

Banjul vs. Luanda - Cost of clothing

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