Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Angola

Angola vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 17.0% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Angola
Groceries: pay 17.6% more in Angola
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Angola
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Angola
Childcare: pay 57.2% more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Angola
Clothing: pay 71.4% more in Angola

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Angola are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Angola.

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Angola vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Angola instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	+36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	+125.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	+79.9%
Average			+32.7%

Ethiopia vs. Angola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.93 AOA847.52	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	-66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.03 AOA939.60	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.44 AOA399.51	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.82 AOA748.37	+166.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.70 AOA642.23	+219.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.70 AOA640.03	+43.8%
Average			+17.6%

Ethiopia vs. Angola - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	+55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$14,197.31 AOA13M	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	+129.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 49.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$382.10 AOA349K	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$199.76 AOA182K	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	-50.5%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 57.2% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$764.47 AOA698K	+460.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$13,318.76 AOA12M	-55.9%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	+104.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	+183.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	-5.4%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 71.4% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+229.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$199.31 AOA182K	+141.0%
Average			+71.4%

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