Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 22.1% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
|
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