Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Latvia

Riga vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 59.2% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Riga
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Riga
Housing: pay 75.1% more in Riga
Childcare: pay 5.7% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Riga
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Riga

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Riga are more expensive than in Luanda. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Riga.

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Riga vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$16.80 €14.95	+207.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$9.24 €8.22	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$1.61 €1.44	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$1.18 €1.05	-0.3%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Luanda	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$1.43 €1.27	+53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$5.22 €4.65	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$4.41 €3.92	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.76 €3.34	+102.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$3.91 €3.48	+154.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$1.00 €0.89	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.83 €0.73	+88.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$1.13 €1.00	-8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$1.40 €1.24	+70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.40 €0.36	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$0.42 €0.37	-40.0%
Average			+16.0%

Luanda vs. Riga - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$7.75 €6.90	+525.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$33.59 €29.90	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+92.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$11.42 €10.17	+41.3%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 75.1% more for housing

	Luanda	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$20.41 €18.17	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$582.45 €518.40	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$385.02 €342.68	+92.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$286.52 €255.02	+268.9%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

	Luanda	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$645.25 €574.29	-15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+32.4%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$5.60 €4.98	+241.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$3.72 €3.31	+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$6.72 €5.98	+310.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$49.91 €44.42	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$10.75 €9.57	+202.9%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Luanda	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$69.42 €61.79	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$50.39 €44.85	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$85.85 €76.41	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$138.10 €122.91	-30.7%
Average			-25.1%

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