Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 81.2% more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 79.8% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 1.0% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.2% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Costa Rica

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Angola. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Angola	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+104.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$1.79 CRC813.02	+51.1%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 79.8% more for groceries

	Angola	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+198.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+186.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+114.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.73 CRC329.98	+65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$1.67 CRC758.13	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$1.43 CRC652.25	+74.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$1.44 CRC655.18	+104.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.33 CRC603.93	+89.3%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Angola	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+366.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+103.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	+60.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+94.4%
Average			+152.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Angola	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$834.08 CRC380K	+118.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$597.43 CRC272K	+199.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-11.7%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 1.0% less for childcare

	Angola	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$742.27 CRC338K	-2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+0.9%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+223.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+123.1%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Angola	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	-45.5%
Average			-23.8%

Angola vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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