Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 64.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
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