Cost of living comparison
Angola is 74.3% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Angola instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
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