Cost of living comparison
Angola is 3.2 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Angola instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$7.84
Kz6,560.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$8.50
Kz7,114.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$1.78
Kz1,493.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$1.17
Kz976.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$1.65
Kz1,379.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$5.32
Kz4,454.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$6.62
Kz5,544.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$2.67
Kz2,230.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$2.84
Kz2,381.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$1.36
Kz1,137.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.37
Kz311.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$1.92
Kz1,609.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.88
Kz737.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.75
Kz630.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.78
Kz651.80
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$1.31
Kz1,099.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$31.78
Kz26,602.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,523,144.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$15.03
Kz12,580.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$186.36
Kz155,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$267.16
Kz223,613.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$80.85
Kz67,671.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$59.72
Kz49,985.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$508.79
Kz425,856.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,727,151.66
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.95
Kz1,632.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$3.76
Kz3,147.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$2.38
Kz1,994.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$40.05
Kz33,518.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$5.42
Kz4,537.89
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$95.95
Kz80,313.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$150.31
Kz125,806.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$252.73
Kz211,533.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$238.10
Kz199,289.06
|
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