Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.4 times more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
|
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