Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 8.7% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 72.2% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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