Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Nigeria

Abuja vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 0.4% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Abuja

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Luanda. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 54.2% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$0.49 NGN650.79	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$0.70 NGN928.07	-41.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Luanda	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+89.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.66 NGN883.74	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$0.68 NGN908.26	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+57.4%
Average			+21.6%

Luanda vs. Abuja - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Luanda	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	+72.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$26,143.00 NGN35M	+84.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	-9.7%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Luanda	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$596.02 NGN793K	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$350.58 NGN467K	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$86.28 NGN115K	+11.1%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Luanda	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-94.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$3,150.69 NGN4M	-76.3%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	+22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	+80.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Luanda	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	-76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$78.11 NGN104K	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$106.08 NGN141K	-46.8%
Average			-43.9%

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