Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Oslo, Norway

Oslo vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.1 times more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Oslo

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

Oslo vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Luanda	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	$21.80 NOK234.69	+271.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	$12.31 NOK132.50	+57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	$3.63 NOK39.08	+121.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.90	$2.81 NOK30.29	+170.1%
Average			+155.0%

Luanda vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Luanda	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	$3.25 NOK35.02	+151.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	$6.40 NOK68.87	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	$7.87 NOK84.69	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	$4.50 NOK48.41	+92.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	$6.79 NOK73.12	+150.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	$1.44 NOK15.55	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.96	$1.04 NOK11.15	+110.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	$1.43 NOK15.39	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.62	$2.19 NOK23.58	+132.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.93	$1.08 NOK11.63	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.74	$1.04 NOK11.19	+47.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	$7.74 NOK83.38	+451.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	$81.47 NOK877.14	+145.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	$36,328.41 NOK391,144.40	+82.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	$20.53 NOK221.00	+89.4%
Average			+192.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Luanda	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	$52.77 NOK568.22	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	$1,432.43 NOK15,422.82	+190.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	$1,135.26 NOK12,223.26	+301.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	$179.32 NOK1,930.73	+144.0%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Luanda	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	$257.78 NOK2,775.50	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	$8,036.90 NOK86,532.55	-46.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	$9.99 NOK107.56	+544.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	$4.35 NOK46.83	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	$14.53 NOK156.46	+509.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	$46.05 NOK495.80	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	$15.21 NOK163.79	+239.1%
Average			+264.4%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Luanda	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	$97.96 NOK1,054.77	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	$49.61 NOK534.19	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	$112.16 NOK1,207.58	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	$133.33 NOK1,435.50	-47.7%
Average			-24.5%

Luanda vs. Oslo - 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: April 2025

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