Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 93.7% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.7% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 46.3% less in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$8.96 ₩11,955	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$7.46 ₩9,962	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$1.58 ₩2,112	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$0.79 ₩1,049	-33.5%
Average			+27.4%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Luanda	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$3.10 ₩4,134	+233.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$8.84 ₩11,798	+87.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$7.79 ₩10,403	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.61 ₩4,813	+94.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$4.74 ₩6,328	+208.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$3.46 ₩4,624	+236.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$1.57 ₩2,091	+258.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$2.59 ₩3,462	+110.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$2.83 ₩3,782	+245.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$1.66 ₩2,211	+135.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.16 ₩1,542	+64.8%
Average			+137.4%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$5.53 ₩7,384	+346.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$46.28 ₩61,767	+41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+107.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$8.51 ₩11,357	+5.3%
Average			+130.0%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Luanda	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$20.82 ₩27,787	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$886.39 ₩1M	+132.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$620.25 ₩828K	+210.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$162.69 ₩217K	+109.5%
Average			+130.4%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Luanda	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+152.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+69.7%
Average			+106.9%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.73 ₩4,981	+127.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$4.10 ₩5,473	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.36 ₩4,483	+105.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$58.22 ₩77,707	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$11.20 ₩14,944	+215.4%
Average			+96.7%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.3% less for clothing

	Luanda	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$57.88 ₩77,255	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$32.77 ₩43,743	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$69.99 ₩93,417	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$82.45 ₩110K	-58.6%
Average			-46.3%

Luanda vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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