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Luanda vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 54.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Luanda
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 95.0% more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.96	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.46	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.26	$1.04 AOA955.10	+9.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.82	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.09	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.96	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.55	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.26	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$0.49 AOA451.42	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.77	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$0.94 AOA863.33	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.99	$0.81 AOA742.98	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$0.71 AOA648.28	-41.3%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.16	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	-67.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.26	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	+143.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.91	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	-40.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.24	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	+185.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	-18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.18	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	+19.7%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	+256.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	+237.6%
Average			+247.2%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.98	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.97	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.45	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.95	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	-37.5%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 95.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ393.90	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	+166.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ407.97	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.00	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	+49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.51	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	+116.1%
Average			+95.0%

Guatemala City vs. Luanda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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