Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 81.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
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