Cost of living comparison
Angola is 93.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Angola instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
South Africa
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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