Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 27.1% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
|
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