Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 44.0% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Freetown
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 83.2% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$2.00 SLL41,939	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$11.00 SLL231K	+67.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$1.83 SLL38,444	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$0.85 SLL17,805	-28.2%
Average			-24.0%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Luanda	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$0.66 SLL13,755	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$3.54 SLL74,319	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$9.15 SLL192K	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$1.81 SLL38,023	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$4.54 SLL95,116	+195.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$3.18 SLL66,581	+208.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$1.36 SLL28,535	+211.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$0.32 SLL6,742	-74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$2.27 SLL47,558	+176.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.91 SLL19,023	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$0.74 SLL15,488	+5.4%
Average			+30.0%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Luanda	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$5.02 SLL105K	+304.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$4.50 SLL94,363	-44.3%
Average			+66.0%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Luanda	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$55.00 SLL1M	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$928.33 SLL19M	+143.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+531.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$45.88 SLL962K	-40.9%
Average			+170.7%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Luanda	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	??

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pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$2.25 SLL47,181	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$2.76 SLL57,878	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.00 SLL62,908	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	??
Average			+31.1%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 83.2% less for clothing

	Luanda	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$10.00 SLL210K	-90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$20.00 SLL419K	-79.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$50.00 SLL1M	-74.9%
Average			-83.2%

Luanda vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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