Cost of living comparison

Taipei, Taiwan

compared to

Luanda, Angola

Luanda vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 24.8% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Luanda
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Luanda

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

Luanda vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luanda instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 42.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$201.10	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$162.89	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$32.66	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	+63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.09	$1.04 AOA954.06	+53.3%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$60.45	$1.29 AOA1,182.81	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$272.38	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$350.30	$6.93 AOA6,343.79	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.38	$2.34 AOA2,140.55	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$142.00	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$67.07	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$32.95	$0.49 AOA450.92	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.55	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	+10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$50.58	$0.94 AOA862.38	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$42.26	$0.81 AOA742.17	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.10	$0.71 AOA647.57	-36.3%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Taipei	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$119.84	$1.40 AOA1,285.94	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,206.61	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,130,194.26	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$286.57	$10.84 AOA9,925.45	+23.0%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Taipei	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$781.80	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	+452.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,520.36	$493.78 AOA452,298.01	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,134.67	$282.94 AOA259,173.03	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,069.13	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	+15.5%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$19,842.08	$697.15 AOA638,589.86	+14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$594,368.67	$14,918.69 AOA13,665,521.74	-18.4%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$85.47	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$99.11	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$120.66	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,246.16	$42.94 AOA39,329.66	+12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$321.76	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	-54.7%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Taipei	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,821.99	$97.67 AOA89,461.35	+74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,013.21	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	+153.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,772.89	$129.43 AOA118,561.56	+51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,363.89	$254.73 AOA233,336.53	+146.3%
Average			+106.5%

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