Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 42.8% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
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