Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 31.5% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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