Import tariffs strain rich-poor gap in 'madly expensive' Luanda

A women walks at a market in Luanda, August 25, 2012. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

LUANDA (Reuters) - In Luanda's Jumbo supermarket, a half-litre tub of imported vanilla ice-cream used to cost $25, testament to the Angolan capital's rank as one of the world's most expensive cities.

With new import tariffs imposed last month, that price has jumped to $31, enough to make even wealthy locals and expatriates pause and putting it even further beyond the reach of millions of poor Angolans struggling to feed their families.