Cost of living comparison
Angola is 3.4 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Angola instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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