Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 31.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Luanda
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 53.8% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Luanda
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Luanda

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Luanda.

Luanda vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.44	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.22	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.25	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	-40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.57	$1.04 AOA949.85	-55.0%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$3.98	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.30	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.14	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.13	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.34	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.49	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.07	$0.49 AOA448.93	-63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.41	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.79	$0.94 AOA858.58	-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.92	$0.81 AOA738.90	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.71	$0.71 AOA644.71	-36.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 53.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.81	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$182.61	$33.17 AOA30,252.99	-72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,067.86	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,753.50	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.19	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	-38.6%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$100.66	$132.73 AOA121,042.90	+103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,745.24	$493.78 AOA450,300.74	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,175.26	$282.94 AOA258,028.56	-80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$281.74	$73.50 AOA67,027.63	-59.8%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,843.54	$697.15 AOA635,769.95	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,326.61	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,177.13	+2.9%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.16	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.67	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.58	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$101.12	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.07	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	-68.7%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Canberra	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$133.58	$97.67 AOA89,066.31	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$111.12	$79.01 AOA72,051.56	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$183.98	$129.43 AOA118,038.01	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$237.34	$254.73 AOA232,306.16	+65.2%
Average			+23.9%

Canberra vs. Luanda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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