Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 50.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
|
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