Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.5 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 85.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
|
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