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San Salvador vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 5.1% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 24.9% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Luanda	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	$7.00 SVC61.08	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	$7.00 SVC61.08	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	$1.14 SVC9.90	-30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA954.06	$0.91 SVC7.95	-12.5%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Luanda	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	$1.95 SVC17.01	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	$3.77 SVC32.86	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	$6.84 SVC59.68	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	$3.01 SVC26.26	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	$2.99 SVC26.05	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	$1.77 SVC15.46	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA450.92	$0.76 SVC6.60	+53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	$1.17 SVC10.17	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA862.38	$1.22 SVC10.61	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.17	$0.97 SVC8.44	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA647.57	$0.98 SVC8.51	+38.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Luanda	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,215.14	$3.82 SVC33.34	+188.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	$15.00 SVC130.88	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,511.90	$29.93 SVC261.12	+264.9%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Luanda	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	$43.33 SVC378.09	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+118.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	$82.16 SVC716.84	+11.8%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Luanda	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA754,461.33	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-67.7%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	$2.00 SVC17.45	+29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	$3.25 SVC28.35	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	$4.00 SVC34.90	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA56,969.39	$30.80 SVC268.74	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	$5.25 SVC45.81	+17.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Luanda	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,429.76	$62.60 SVC546.20	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	$45.83 SVC399.91	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,753.33	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,025.38	$109.17 SVC952.51	-58.5%
Average			-45.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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