Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 14.8% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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