Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 79.0% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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