Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 2.4 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Luanda instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
|
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