Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 94.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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