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Santiago vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 5.8% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 93.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 62.7% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+11.7%
Average			+23.1%

Luanda vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Luanda	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+85.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+5.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

	Luanda	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+293.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+56.8%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Luanda	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+46.1%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Luanda	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	$431.25 CLF10.1300	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	-55.1%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+103.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+40.4%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 62.7% less for clothing

	Luanda	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	$53.82 CLF1.2600	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-69.2%
Average			-62.7%

Luanda vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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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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