Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 3.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Brussels
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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