Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 61.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Libreville
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
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