Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 0.3% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,596.66
|
$8.00
LBP716,498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,830.64
|
$7.00
LBP626,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,521.12
|
$1.51
LBP135,565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA965.93
|
$0.98
LBP87,572
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,242.77
|
$0.78
LBP70,094
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA4,152.66
|
$5.14
LBP460,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,865.28
|
$6.42
LBP575,047
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,363.91
|
$2.17
LBP193,960
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,675.83
|
$3.32
LBP296,933
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,139.55
|
$0.61
LBP54,336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA457.92
|
$0.57
LBP51,064
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,505.56
|
$0.37
LBP33,490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA991.62
|
$0.44
LBP39,469
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA805.35
|
$0.33
LBP29,385
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA744.22
|
$0.40
LBP36,055
|
|
pay 64.9% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,302.89
|
$3.53
LBP316,428
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA34,389.49
|
$65.22
LBP5,841,016
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,436,614.03
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,239,056,035
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA11,777.96
|
$13.50
LBP1,209,090
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA132,549.00
|
$50.62
LBP4,534,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA501,179.72
|
$771.88
LBP69,130,855
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA264,919.94
|
$369.23
LBP33,069,135
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA68,162.12
|
$189.49
LBP16,970,728
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA690,018.97
|
$325.00
LBP29,107,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA11,407,197.43
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,683,302
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,808.41
|
$3.00
LBP268,687
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,535.03
|
$2.48
LBP222,325
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,209.45
|
$2.29
LBP205,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA35,648.89
|
$60.83
LBP5,448,370
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,461.77
|
$7.00
LBP626,936
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA107,423.04
|
$83.69
LBP7,495,240
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA92,730.62
|
$54.29
LBP4,861,950
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA158,914.65
|
$107.86
LBP9,659,927
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA244,022.59
|
$117.86
LBP10,555,550
|
|
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