Cost of living comparison
Angola is 61.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Angola instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Gabon
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
|
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