Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.5% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Luanda. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Bangkok. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	$2.91 THB94.65	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	$5.83 THB189.30	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	$0.62 THB20.01	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.85	$0.29 THB9.48	-72.0%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Luanda	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	$1.52 THB49.46	+17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	$11.74 THB381.46	+87.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	$7.32 THB237.80	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	$2.27 THB73.83	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	$1.31 THB42.72	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	$1.47 THB47.81	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.93	$0.73 THB23.60	+47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	$1.04 THB33.64	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.58	$0.80 THB26.15	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.90	$0.71 THB23.15	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.71	$0.62 THB20.22	-12.0%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	$4.47 THB145.09	+218.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,252.99	$39.32 THB1,277.77	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,753.50	$55,345.18 THB1,798,347.12	+178.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	$10.34 THB336.01	-4.6%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Luanda	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,042.90	$15.36 THB499.10	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,300.74	$571.31 THB18,563.58	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,028.56	$301.88 THB9,809.17	+6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,027.63	$67.33 THB2,187.80	-8.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Luanda	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,769.95	$632.63 THB20,556.34	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,177.13	$13,191.37 THB428,630.94	-11.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	$2.33 THB75.72	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	$2.58 THB83.95	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	$4.20 THB136.53	+76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	$54.58 THB1,773.42	+27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	$7.28 THB236.62	+62.3%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	Luanda	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,066.31	$55.27 THB1,795.85	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,051.56	$34.84 THB1,132.03	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,038.01	$97.10 THB3,154.96	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,306.16	$92.12 THB2,993.30	-63.8%
Average			-47.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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