Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 19.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Rome, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.43
|
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.73
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.26
|
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.20
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.08
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
|
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