Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 29.1% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 84.4% less for clothing
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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