Cost of living comparison
Angola is 54.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Angola instead of Japan, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
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