Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 6.9% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Canada, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Canada
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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