Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 15.4% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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