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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 68.1% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 99.2% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.0% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Luanda. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$19.02 ARS29,085.04	+248.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$12.96 ARS19,814.63	+97.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$2.01 ARS3,068.98	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$1.59 ARS2,434.36	+34.7%
Average			+138.3%

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$2.48 ARS3,788.37	+166.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$5.25 ARS8,023.59	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$5.52 ARS8,440.39	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$2.81 ARS4,295.45	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$4.60 ARS7,033.42	+199.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$1.28 ARS1,956.55	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.97 ARS1,487.67	+122.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$0.65 ARS994.28	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$0.92 ARS1,403.69	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.56 ARS855.06	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$0.56 ARS851.04	-20.6%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 99.2% more for transportation

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$5.28 ARS8,067.95	+325.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$27.50 ARS42,054.38	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$28,500.00 ARS44M	+100.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$9.60 ARS14,680.80	+18.8%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$31.11 ARS47,576.80	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$770.79 ARS1M	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$509.75 ARS780K	+155.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$162.43 ARS248K	+109.1%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$464.87 ARS711K	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-33.2%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.95 ARS6,045.94	+141.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$3.86 ARS5,908.49	+48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$4.21 ARS6,434.56	+156.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$49.97 ARS76,423.45	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$10.38 ARS15,877.23	+192.5%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$120.49 ARS184K	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$95.69 ARS146K	+53.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$115.94 ARS177K	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$138.37 ARS212K	-30.6%
Average			+8.8%

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