Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 11.0% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 53.4% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	$10.23 DOP604.55	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	$6.60 DOP390.03	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	$1.05 DOP62.05	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.85	$0.77 DOP45.21	-26.5%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	$1.90 DOP112.44	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	$3.22 DOP190.09	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	$4.91 DOP290.07	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	$2.37 DOP139.89	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	$2.89 DOP170.65	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	$1.37 DOP81.11	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.93	$0.35 DOP20.92	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	$1.35 DOP79.83	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.58	$0.79 DOP46.86	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.90	$0.98 DOP58.13	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.71	$1.09 DOP64.36	+54.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	$4.80 DOP283.56	+242.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,252.98	$82.54 DOP4,875.37	+148.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,751.51	$28,062.96 DOP1,657,624.57	+41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	$18.61 DOP1,099.29	+71.8%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,042.89	$42.28 DOP2,497.27	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,300.69	$732.50 DOP43,267.25	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,028.53	$411.15 DOP24,285.85	+45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,027.62	$66.16 DOP3,908.16	-10.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,769.88	$361.79 DOP21,370.36	-48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,175.63	$6,176.69 DOP364,844.93	-58.6%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	$2.48 DOP146.26	+59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	$2.58 DOP152.36	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	$4.54 DOP268.15	+90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	$44.94 DOP2,654.37	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	$6.40 DOP377.84	+42.6%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Luanda	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,066.30	$66.44 DOP3,924.67	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,051.55	$56.74 DOP3,351.81	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,038.00	$103.17 DOP6,094.21	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,306.13	$109.66 DOP6,477.27	-57.0%
Average			-34.4%

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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: June 2025

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