Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.3 times more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$19.77
A$31.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$2.76
A$4.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$2.32
A$3.70
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$2.59
A$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$5.39
A$8.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$6.59
A$10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$4.63
A$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$4.12
A$6.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$1.62
A$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$1.34
A$2.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$1.57
A$2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$2.46
A$3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$1.25
A$2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$1.11
A$1.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$5.07
A$8.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$118.63
A$189.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$17.66
A$28.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$65.39
A$104.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$1,783.31
A$2,852.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$1,413.05
A$2,260.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$183.02
A$292.79
|
|
pay 81.1% more for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$1,847.17
A$2,954.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$14,503.36
A$23,201.67
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$7.25
A$11.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$3.68
A$5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$26.36
A$42.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$65.69
A$105.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$14.33
A$22.93
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$86.77
A$138.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$72.18
A$115.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$119.51
A$191.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$154.17
A$246.64
|
|
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