Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 72.5% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Angola, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
Angola
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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