Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.2 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
|
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