Cost of living comparison

San Salvador, El Salvador

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 44.4% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 62.8% more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SVC87.45	$5.87 AOA5,354.29	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.22	$7.83 AOA7,136.68	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 SVC9.51	$1.64 AOA1,495.80	+50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.98	$1.04 AOA949.85	+14.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 SVC18.54	$1.29 AOA1,177.58	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 SVC28.30	$6.25 AOA5,696.38	+93.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 SVC64.59	$6.93 AOA6,315.77	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SVC26.55	$2.34 AOA2,131.10	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SVC24.28	$2.71 AOA2,473.50	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SVC12.62	$1.18 AOA1,071.73	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SVC6.72	$0.49 AOA448.93	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.19	$1.38 AOA1,260.99	+18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.63	$0.94 AOA858.58	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 SVC8.69	$0.81 AOA738.90	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.53	$0.71 AOA644.71	-27.5%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	San Salvador	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 SVC34.74	$1.40 AOA1,280.27	-64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SVC174.91	$33.17 AOA30,252.98	+65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC218,631.30	$19,880.09 AOA18,129,751.51	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.43 SVC292.33	$10.84 AOA9,881.62	-67.6%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	San Salvador	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.14 SVC368.55	$132.73 AOA121,042.89	+215.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$858.33 SVC7,506.34	$493.78 AOA450,300.69	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.67 SVC5,611.54	$282.94 AOA258,028.53	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.52 SVC712.91	$73.50 AOA67,027.62	-9.8%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.29 SVC1,401.74	$697.15 AOA635,769.88	+334.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,740.67 SVC50,203.58	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,175.63	+159.9%
Average			+247.4%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.49	$1.55 AOA1,413.22	-22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SVC28.32	$3.59 AOA3,272.95	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.98	$2.38 AOA2,172.68	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67 SVC268.19	$42.94 AOA39,155.98	+40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SVC48.10	$4.49 AOA4,091.35	-18.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 62.8% more for clothing

	San Salvador	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.14 SVC630.91	$97.67 AOA89,066.30	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.86 SVC418.52	$79.01 AOA72,051.55	+65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.14 SVC980.72	$129.43 AOA118,038.00	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33 SVC947.40	$254.73 AOA232,306.13	+135.1%
Average			+62.8%

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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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