Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 34.3% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
|
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