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United States vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

United States is 81.9% more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in United States
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in United States
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in United States
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 42.6% more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 54.9% less in United States

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in United States are more expensive than in Angola. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in United States.

United States vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Angola	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,355.05	$19.45	+231.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,137.69	$11.12	+42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,496.01	$2.56	+55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.99	$2.00	+92.4%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Angola	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,073.15	$3.56	+202.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,697.19	$6.50	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,717.11	$3.97	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,972.40	$4.27	+97.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.85	$5.41	+99.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.89	$2.37	+101.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA449.00	$0.78	+59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,261.17	$2.04	+47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.70	$2.21	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA739.00	$1.34	+66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.80	$1.38	+95.8%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Angola	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,209.95	$3.41	+157.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,257.30	$65.85	+98.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,132,335.92	$32,336.38	+62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,479.79	$17.61	+114.8%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Angola	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,060.15	$68.97	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA602,048.43	$1,664.59	+152.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA316,075.59	$1,416.15	+308.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,037.17	$150.19	+104.3%
Average			+129.3%

Angola vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 42.6% more for childcare

	Angola	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA751,236.74	$1,387.27	+68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,132,151.25	$23,196.46	+16.7%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.42	$5.84	+276.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,273.42	$5.15	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.99	$9.90	+315.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA56,725.90	$51.45	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.93	$13.64	+203.9%
Average			+164.5%

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pay 54.9% less for clothing

	Angola	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA124,893.68	$51.08	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,061.82	$41.81	-47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,036.35	$87.56	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA239,995.24	$112.04	-57.4%
Average			-54.9%

Angola vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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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: November 2025

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