Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 15.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
|
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