Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 99.8% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
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