Cost of living comparison

Angola

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 87.0% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Kingston

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

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Kingston vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+147.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$1.17 JMD186.64	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$0.72 JMD114.13	-39.4%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Luanda	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$3.75 JMD597.75	+304.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$5.70 JMD907.58	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+113.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.54 JMD563.17	+90.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$2.86 JMD454.54	+85.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$2.74 JMD436.40	+166.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$1.76 JMD280.67	+302.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$3.33 JMD530.74	+170.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$1.38 JMD219.34	+68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$1.47 JMD234.10	+109.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.20 JMD191.12	+71.3%
Average			+122.0%

Luanda vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$5.42 JMD862.54	+336.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+210.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+226.4%
Average			+174.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Luanda	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$960.80 JMD153K	+151.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+184.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+65.5%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Luanda	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-38.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$2.20 JMD350.73	+34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$5.31 JMD845.51	+103.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+476.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+272.4%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Luanda	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	-48.4%
Average			-54.0%

Luanda vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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