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El Salvador vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 2.7% cheaper than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 8.5% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Angola	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	$5.50 SVC47.99	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	$6.33 SVC55.23	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	$0.99 SVC8.64	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA954.06	$0.81 SVC7.05	-22.5%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Angola	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	$1.95 SVC17.01	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	$3.77 SVC32.86	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	$6.72 SVC58.61	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	$2.78 SVC24.25	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	$2.82 SVC24.64	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	$1.67 SVC14.60	+42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA450.92	$0.76 SVC6.60	+53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	$1.17 SVC10.17	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA862.38	$1.22 SVC10.61	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.17	$0.97 SVC8.44	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA647.57	$0.98 SVC8.51	+38.0%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Angola	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,215.14	$3.75 SVC32.69	+182.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	$15.00 SVC130.88	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,511.90	$29.78 SVC259.88	+263.2%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Angola	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	$41.89 SVC365.49	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	$64.97 SVC566.86	-11.6%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Angola	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA754,461.33	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-67.7%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	$2.00 SVC17.45	+29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	$2.83 SVC24.69	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	$4.00 SVC34.90	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA56,969.39	$30.27 SVC264.08	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	$5.17 SVC45.08	+15.2%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Angola	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,429.76	$62.60 SVC546.20	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	$45.83 SVC399.91	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,753.33	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,025.38	$109.17 SVC952.51	-58.5%
Average			-45.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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