Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 14.8% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Iceland
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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