Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 42.4% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Angola, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 90.0% less for clothing
Angola
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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