Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 27.8% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$2.36
MYR11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$3.63
MYR17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$6.41
MYR30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$5.71
MYR27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$18.01
MYR85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$5.07
MYR24.18
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$26.77
MYR127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$326.71
MYR1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$217.05
MYR1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$34.40
MYR164.08
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$144.81
MYR690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,136.24
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$3.43
MYR16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$2.46
MYR11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$4.06
MYR19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$32.59
MYR155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 71.6% less for clothing
Angola
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$47.09
MYR224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$24.30
MYR115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$62.25
MYR296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$56.25
MYR268.27
|
|
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