Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 9.7% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
|
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