Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 34.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 82.6% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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