Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 1.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$7.84
Kz6,556.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$8.50
Kz7,110.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.78
Kz1,492.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.17
Kz975.82
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.65
Kz1,378.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$5.32
Kz4,452.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$6.62
Kz5,540.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$2.67
Kz2,229.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$2.84
Kz2,379.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$1.36
Kz1,136.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.37
Kz311.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$1.92
Kz1,608.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.88
Kz737.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.75
Kz630.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$0.78
Kz651.41
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$1.31
Kz1,098.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.78
Kz26,586.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,512,677.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$15.03
Kz12,573.17
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$186.36
Kz155,890.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$267.16
Kz223,479.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$80.85
Kz67,630.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$59.72
Kz49,955.58
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$508.79
Kz425,601.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,721,938.31
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.95
Kz1,631.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$3.76
Kz3,145.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.38
Kz1,992.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$40.05
Kz33,498.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$5.42
Kz4,535.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$95.95
Kz80,265.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$150.31
Kz125,731.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$252.73
Kz211,407.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$238.10
Kz199,170.01
|
|
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