Cost of living comparison
Angola is 76.4% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Angola instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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