Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 3.2% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
|
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