Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 4.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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