Cost of living comparison
Angola is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Angola instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
|
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