Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Angola

Luanda vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 17.6% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Luanda
Childcare: pay 14.9 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Luanda

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Luanda are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Luanda. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Luanda.

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Luanda vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	+350.0%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Colombo	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.93 AOA847.52	+68.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.03 AOA939.60	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.44 AOA399.51	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.82 AOA748.37	+44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.70 AOA642.23	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.70 AOA640.03	+98.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Colombo	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	+355.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$14,197.31 AOA13M	-61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	+145.3%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	Colombo	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	+274.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$382.10 AOA349K	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$199.76 AOA182K	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	+88.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 14.9 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$764.47 AOA698K	+1923.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$13,318.76 AOA12M	+1001.7%
Average			+1393.0%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-84.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	+224.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	-21.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+502.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	+276.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$199.31 AOA182K	+377.2%
Average			+239.3%

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