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Luanda vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 3.5% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Luanda
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 62.0% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 22.7% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 95.0% more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 65.9% more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU641.45	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU489.65	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU90.17	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU69.25	$1.04 AOA955.10	-41.2%
Average			-43.0%

Montevideo vs. Luanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU114.67	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU273.61	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU187.61	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU192.92	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU197.97	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU55.99	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU45.98	$0.49 AOA451.42	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.49	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	+103.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU65.84	$0.94 AOA863.33	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.37	$0.81 AOA742.98	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU36.89	$0.71 AOA648.28	-25.1%
Average			-16.5%

Montevideo vs. Luanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.0% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU282.49	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	-81.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,497.24	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1,427,979.56	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	-45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,159.99	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	-72.4%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 22.7% more for housing

	Montevideo	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU1,947.71	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	+166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU24,607.37	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU19,441.53	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,731.26	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	-49.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 95.0% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU18,756.72	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	+71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU355,507.51	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	+118.5%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU176.28	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU171.56	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU205.66	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	-54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,201.76	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU421.10	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	-58.4%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 65.9% more for clothing

	Montevideo	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,898.88	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,915.34	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	+61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,557.35	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	+57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU4,938.66	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	+108.2%
Average			+65.9%

Montevideo 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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