Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 72.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bogota
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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