Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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