Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.8% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
|
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