Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 82.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 69.6% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	-21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	+97.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$1.04 AOA949.90	+113.4%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	+58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	+85.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$0.49 AOA448.96	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	+56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$0.94 AOA858.62	+45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.81 AOA738.93	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.71 AOA644.74	+29.1%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	-44.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 69.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	+88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	+49.4%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	+286.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	+298.8%
Average			+292.8%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	+51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	-33.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Gaborone	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	+121.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	+256.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	+69.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	+173.4%
Average			+155.3%

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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: March 2025

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