Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 11.9% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$5.87
AOA5,360.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$7.83
AOA7,144.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.64
AOA1,497.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.04
AOA950.94
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.29
AOA1,178.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.25
AOA5,702.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$6.93
AOA6,323.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.34
AOA2,133.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$2.71
AOA2,476.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.18
AOA1,072.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.49
AOA449.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$1.38
AOA1,262.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$0.94
AOA859.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$0.81
AOA739.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.71
AOA645.45
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$1.40
AOA1,281.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$33.17
AOA30,287.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,150,526.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$10.84
AOA9,892.94
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$132.73
AOA121,181.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$493.78
AOA450,816.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$282.94
AOA258,324.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$73.50
AOA67,104.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$697.15
AOA636,498.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,620,765.67
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.55
AOA1,414.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$3.59
AOA3,276.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$2.38
AOA2,175.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$42.94
AOA39,200.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$4.49
AOA4,096.04
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$97.67
AOA89,168.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$79.01
AOA72,134.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$129.43
AOA118,173.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$254.73
AOA232,572.33
|
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