Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 56.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	+101.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	+166.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$1.04 AOA949.90	+257.0%
Average			+139.8%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	+106.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.49 AOA448.96	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	+33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.94 AOA858.62	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.81 AOA738.93	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.71 AOA644.74	+13.6%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	-68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	-64.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	+4.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	+764.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	+9.2%
Average			+188.3%

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	+13.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	-38.4%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Bangkok	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	+126.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	+176.5%
Average			+103.3%

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