Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 99.5% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Luanda
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 91.3% more in Luanda

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Luanda are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Luanda. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Luanda.

Luanda vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$1.04 AOA949.85	-19.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Caracas	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	-40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.49 AOA448.93	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.94 AOA858.58	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.81 AOA738.90	-19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.71 AOA644.71	-18.9%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Caracas	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$33.17 AOA30,252.99	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,753.50	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	-54.5%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Caracas	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$132.73 AOA121,042.90	+256.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$493.78 AOA450,300.74	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$282.94 AOA258,028.56	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$73.50 AOA67,027.63	+830.1%
Average			+272.3%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$697.15 AOA635,769.95	+606.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,177.13	+216.1%
Average			+411.4%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	-25.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 91.3% more for clothing

	Caracas	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$97.67 AOA89,066.31	+62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$79.01 AOA72,051.56	+82.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$129.43 AOA118,038.01	+14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$254.73 AOA232,306.16	+205.7%
Average			+91.3%

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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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