Cost of living comparison

Angola

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 58.7% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 96.1% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Taipei
Housing: pay 94.8% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA5,012.74	$4.71 NT$150.49	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA6,015.29	$5.65 NT$180.59	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,252.18	$0.92 NT$29.35	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,085.09	$0.65 NT$20.86	-44.8%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 96.1% more for groceries

	Luanda	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA852.17	$2.02 NT$64.65	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,335.02	$9.85 NT$314.68	+108.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,736.23	$11.54 NT$368.90	+57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,702.66	$2.72 NT$87.00	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,409.72	$4.45 NT$142.21	+189.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA944.75	$2.23 NT$71.26	+116.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA401.69	$1.51 NT$48.15	+244.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,133.08	$1.38 NT$44.23	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA752.47	$2.02 NT$64.54	+146.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA645.74	$1.25 NT$39.84	+77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA643.53	$1.04 NT$33.27	+48.5%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,138.52	$3.94 NT$126.01	+217.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA30,076.45	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+136.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,418.86	$8.95 NT$285.93	+10.7%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 94.8% more for housing

	Luanda	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,453.27	$27.40 NT$875.71	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA351K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+164.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA183K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA71,303.73	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-14.7%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Luanda	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA702K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+25.2%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,503.82	$2.83 NT$90.29	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,392.83	$3.42 NT$109.45	+31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,503.82	$3.92 NT$125.41	+139.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,672.23	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,258.28	$9.73 NT$311.01	+174.2%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Luanda	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA100K	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,395.89	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,976.16	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA183K	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-47.3%
Average			-35.7%

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