Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 51.2% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 34.3% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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