Cost of living comparison
Angola is 4.0% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Angola instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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