Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 93.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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