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Luanda vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 92.8% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Luanda
Housing: pay 94.5% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Luanda

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Luanda are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Luanda.

Luanda vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	+93.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	+129.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	+163.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$1.04 AOA949.90	+194.7%
Average			+145.4%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	+79.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	+19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$0.49 AOA448.96	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	+30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$0.94 AOA858.62	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.81 AOA738.93	+1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.71 AOA644.74	-43.6%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	+160.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	+227.4%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 94.5% more for housing

	Jakarta	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	+365.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	-5.7%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	+309.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	+62.9%
Average			+186.4%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	+46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	+40.7%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Jakarta	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	+72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	+129.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	+48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	+194.9%
Average			+111.2%

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