Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 95.4% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Harare, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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