Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 29.1% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 84.4% less for clothing
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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