Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 81.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Luanda instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$7.84
Kz6,560.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$8.50
Kz7,114.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$1.78
Kz1,493.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.17
Kz976.41
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.65
Kz1,379.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$5.32
Kz4,454.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$6.62
Kz5,544.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$2.67
Kz2,230.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$2.84
Kz2,381.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.36
Kz1,137.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.37
Kz311.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.92
Kz1,609.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.88
Kz737.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.75
Kz630.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.78
Kz651.80
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$1.31
Kz1,099.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$31.78
Kz26,602.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,523,144.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$15.03
Kz12,580.69
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$186.36
Kz155,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$267.16
Kz223,613.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$80.85
Kz67,671.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$59.72
Kz49,985.44
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$508.79
Kz425,856.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,727,151.66
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.95
Kz1,632.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$3.76
Kz3,147.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.38
Kz1,994.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$40.05
Kz33,518.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.42
Kz4,537.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$95.95
Kz80,313.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$150.31
Kz125,806.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$252.73
Kz211,533.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$238.10
Kz199,289.06
|
|
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