Cost of living comparison
Laos is 1.9% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Laos instead of Angola, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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