Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 65.2% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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