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Luanda vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 33.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Luanda
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Luanda
Housing: pay 84.6% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 86.9% more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 99.8% more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.04 AOA955.10	-20.1%
Average			-20.6%

Mexico City vs. Luanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	+12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.49 AOA451.42	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.94 AOA863.33	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.81 AOA742.98	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.71 AOA648.28	-28.9%
Average			-10.5%

Mexico City vs. Luanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	-74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	+69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	+85.3%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 84.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	+329.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	+96.7%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 86.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	+91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	+82.4%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	-45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	-31.1%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 99.8% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	+124.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	+73.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	+137.2%
Average			+99.8%

Mexico City vs. Luanda - 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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