Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 46.1% cheaper than Angola overall.
Somalia vs. Angola Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
AOA4,985.44
|
$3.33
SOS1,903
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.55
AOA5,982.53
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
AOA1,245.36
|
$1.04
SOS593
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
AOA1,079.18
|
$0.76
SOS436
|
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.9% more for groceries
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
AOA847.52
|
$1.35
SOS773
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
AOA4,311.41
|
$2.50
SOS1,427
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
AOA6,699.54
|
$7.02
SOS4,009
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
AOA1,693.39
|
$2.18
SOS1,246
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AOA1,402.04
|
$2.02
SOS1,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
AOA939.60
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
AOA399.51
|
$0.83
SOS475
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,126.91
|
$1.13
SOS647
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
AOA748.37
|
$0.59
SOS334
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
AOA642.23
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
AOA640.03
|
$0.74
SOS421
|
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay about the same for transportation
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
AOA1,132.32
|
$3.57
SOS2,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.76
AOA29,912.63
|
$12.17
SOS6,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,197.31
AOA13M
|
$10,000.00
SOS6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.08
AOA7,378.45
|
$6.78
SOS3,872
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.84
AOA71,064.09
|
$39.56
SOS22,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.10
AOA349K
|
$143.33
SOS81,810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.76
AOA182K
|
$77.50
SOS44,234
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.67
AOA70,915.36
|
$78.38
SOS44,738
|
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 94.9% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$764.47
AOA698K
|
$51.67
SOS29,490
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,318.76
AOA12M
|
$515.00
SOS294K
|
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.63
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
AOA2,379.80
|
$1.67
SOS951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.63
|
$1.00
SOS571
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.39
AOA41,445.25
|
$34.58
SOS19,739
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
AOA3,240.54
|
?? | |
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 83.5% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.21
AOA99,708.77
|
$12.50
SOS7,135
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.52
AOA57,083.27
|
$16.33
SOS9,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
AOA88,491.54
|
$18.50
SOS10,559
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$199.31
AOA182K
|
$25.83
SOS14,745
|
|
Angola vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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