Cost of living comparison
Angola is 73.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Angola instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
|
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