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Buenos Aires vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 18.8% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.1% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+206.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA954.06	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+33.3%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+145.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA450.92	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+95.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	$0.57 ARS819.15	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA862.38	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.17	$0.66 ARS952.66	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA647.57	$0.58 ARS837.26	-18.1%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,215.14	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+225.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,511.90	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+16.0%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+37.4%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA754,461.33	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-72.4%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+145.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA56,969.39	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+100.6%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Luanda	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,429.76	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,753.33	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,025.38	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	-48.7%
Average			-19.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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