Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 91.8% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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