Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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