Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 39.8% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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