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
LBP898,133
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
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