Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 53.7% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 76.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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