Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 57.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Budapest
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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