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Damascus vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 1.2% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 92.7% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 63.4% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$8.00 SYP104,016	+36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$6.00 SYP78,012	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$1.37 SYP17,769	-16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$0.82 SYP10,683	-21.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Luanda	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	$0.50 SYP6,447	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$1.61 SYP20,885	-74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	$3.76 SYP48,876	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	$1.91 SYP24,801	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$3.25 SYP42,227	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$0.45 SYP5,857	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$0.76 SYP9,879	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$0.49 SYP6,389	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$0.34 SYP4,423	-63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.32 SYP4,162	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$0.30 SYP3,890	-57.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	$15.62 SYP203,114	+1077.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	$17.00 SYP221,034	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	$7.00 SYP91,014	-14.6%
Average			+247.4%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Luanda	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$55.00 SYP715,110	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+50.9%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 92.7% less for childcare

	Luanda	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	$49.17 SYP639,265	-94.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-91.4%
Average			-92.7%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$1.60 SYP20,803	+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$1.93 SYP25,137	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$3.00 SYP39,006	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	$16.25 SYP211,282	-73.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	$3.00 SYP39,006	-33.1%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 63.4% less for clothing

	Luanda	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	$44.25 SYP575,338	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$41.25 SYP536,332	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	$57.50 SYP747,615	-68.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-69.6%
Average			-63.4%

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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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