Cost of living comparison
Angola is 62.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Angola instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
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