Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 1.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
|
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