Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 11.5% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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