Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 16.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Doha, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Doha
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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