Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 78.1% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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