Cost of living comparison
Angola is 91.8% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Angola instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
|
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