Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 3.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
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