Cost of living comparison

Angola

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 85.1% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 88.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 74.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.4% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$9.83 DJF1,753	+80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$15.45 DJF2,755	+135.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$1.90 DJF338	+39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$1.69 DJF301	+42.6%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 74.9% more for groceries

	Luanda	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$9.27 DJF1,653	+898.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$4.78 DJF852	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$10.63 DJF1,896	+44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$5.69 DJF1,015	+206.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$8.24 DJF1,470	+436.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$1.70 DJF303	+65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.55 DJF98	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$1.18 DJF210	-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$0.73 DJF131	-10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.72 DJF129	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$0.75 DJF133	+6.6%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$8.56 DJF1,526	+590.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$42.53 DJF7,584	+29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+138.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$47.75 DJF8,516	+490.9%
Average			+225.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Luanda	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$58.99 DJF10,520	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$674.13 DJF120K	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$477.51 DJF85,158	+139.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$398.35 DJF71,041	+412.9%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Luanda	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$335.22 DJF59,783	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-34.0%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$7.02 DJF1,252	+328.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$3.37 DJF601	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$1.97 DJF351	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$86.14 DJF15,362	+89.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$12.64 DJF2,254	+256.1%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Luanda	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$42.13 DJF7,514	-61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$19.66 DJF3,507	-68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$123.59 DJF22,041	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$56.18 DJF10,019	-71.8%
Average			-54.3%

Luanda vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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