Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 78.1% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 71.2% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Helsinki

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Helsinki are more expensive than in Luanda. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Helsinki. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

Helsinki vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Luanda	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	$18.76 €16.50	+219.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	$11.79 €10.37	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	$3.14 €2.76	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.85	$2.03 €1.79	+95.1%
Average			+114.2%

Luanda vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	Luanda	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	$2.89 €2.54	+123.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	$4.13 €3.64	-33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	$5.15 €4.53	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	$3.08 €2.71	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	$6.00 €5.27	+121.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	$1.11 €0.98	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.93	$0.85 €0.75	+72.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	$1.03 €0.90	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.58	$1.70 €1.50	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.90	$0.57 €0.50	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.71	$0.86 €0.75	+21.1%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	$7.50 €6.60	+434.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,252.99	$71.38 €62.78	+115.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,753.50	$34,296.42 €30,164.49	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	$17.79 €15.65	+64.2%
Average			+171.6%

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pay 71.2% more for housing

	Luanda	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,042.90	$22.48 €19.77	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,300.74	$1,111.66 €977.73	+125.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,028.56	$870.64 €765.75	+207.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,027.63	$99.35 €87.38	+35.2%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Luanda	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,769.95	$338.03 €297.31	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,177.13	$10,508.28 €9,242.27	-29.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	$8.57 €7.54	+453.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	$4.76 €4.19	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	$11.36 €9.99	+376.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	$47.76 €42.01	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	$18.22 €16.02	+306.1%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Luanda	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,066.31	$100.00 €87.95	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,051.56	$31.76 €27.93	-59.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,038.01	$89.57 €78.78	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,306.16	$111.24 €97.84	-56.3%
Average			-36.1%

Luanda vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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