Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 8.5% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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