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From BBC: “Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for foreign workers, according to a survey.” BBC NEWS | Business | Luanda 'priciest city for expats'
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Luanda is the worst place on earth.
They are going to eat you before breakfast if you dont have a local guide and good security guard.
My advice is to stay away, rather try Monrovia in Liberia!
They are going to eat you before breakfast if you dont have a local guide and good security guard.
My advice is to stay away, rather try Monrovia in Liberia!
Join Date: Feb 2007
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The ideal situation is to go to Angola under an expat contract since they will take care regarding the most difficult thing to find in Luanda...accommodation.
However if you manage to arrange yourself an attractive personal contract with a private or public Angolan company, please make sure that they will help you to find a decent place to live or at least you will receive any housing allowance…because believe me the rental can be 30% (or more) of your salary. Kindly note that decent in Angola is a word that has a different meaning compared with Europe or USA. Also do not forget that sometimes even having money is quite difficult to have quality or to find something “decent” to live.
Do not want to tell you what to do, but let me suggest you do not take your family with you to Angola. Reasons:
There is nothing to do in Luanda. Wife will soon become bored.
There is not a single park (normal with grass) for children to play.
You will be always worried regarding the diseases that could affect your kids.
Schools for expats kids are very expensive…and money not always will guarantee you a place for them.
Rgds.
However if you manage to arrange yourself an attractive personal contract with a private or public Angolan company, please make sure that they will help you to find a decent place to live or at least you will receive any housing allowance…because believe me the rental can be 30% (or more) of your salary. Kindly note that decent in Angola is a word that has a different meaning compared with Europe or USA. Also do not forget that sometimes even having money is quite difficult to have quality or to find something “decent” to live.
Do not want to tell you what to do, but let me suggest you do not take your family with you to Angola. Reasons:
There is nothing to do in Luanda. Wife will soon become bored.
There is not a single park (normal with grass) for children to play.
You will be always worried regarding the diseases that could affect your kids.
Schools for expats kids are very expensive…and money not always will guarantee you a place for them.
Rgds.
