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Luanda vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 14.7% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 56.7% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Luanda
Childcare: pay 21.2% more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Luanda

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Luanda are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Luanda. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Luanda.

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Luanda vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 77.3% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	+104.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	+91.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	+216.7%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$0.93 AOA847.52	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	-65.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.03 AOA939.60	-5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.44 AOA399.51	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.82 AOA748.37	+18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.70 AOA642.23	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.70 AOA640.03	+43.7%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 56.7% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	-32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$14,197.31 AOA13M	-49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	-4.6%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Vientiane	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	+531.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$382.10 AOA349K	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$199.76 AOA182K	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	+12.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 21.2% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$764.47 AOA698K	+22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$13,318.76 AOA12M	+20.2%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	+20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	-16.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Vientiane	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+308.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	+70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$199.31 AOA182K	+386.1%
Average			+137.3%

Vientiane vs. Luanda - Cost of clothing

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