Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 91.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Lima, you would:
pay 88.4% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Lima
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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