Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 75.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
$5.87
AOA5,360.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
$7.83
AOA7,144.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
$1.64
AOA1,497.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
$1.04
AOA950.94
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
$1.29
AOA1,178.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
$6.25
AOA5,702.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
$6.93
AOA6,323.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
$2.34
AOA2,133.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$2.71
AOA2,476.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$1.18
AOA1,072.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
$0.49
AOA449.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$1.38
AOA1,262.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
$0.94
AOA859.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.81
AOA739.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.71
AOA645.45
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
$1.40
AOA1,281.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$33.17
AOA30,287.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,150,526.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$10.84
AOA9,892.94
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
$132.73
AOA121,181.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
$493.78
AOA450,816.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
$282.94
AOA258,324.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
$73.50
AOA67,104.43
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$697.15
AOA636,498.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,620,765.67
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
$1.55
AOA1,414.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
$3.59
AOA3,276.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
$2.38
AOA2,175.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
$42.94
AOA39,200.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
$4.49
AOA4,096.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Luanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$97.67
AOA89,168.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$79.01
AOA72,134.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$129.43
AOA118,173.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
|
$254.73
AOA232,572.33
|
|
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