Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Angola

Angola vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 64.9% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Angola
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Angola
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Angola
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Angola
Childcare: pay 12.9 times more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Angola
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Angola

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

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Angola vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	+40.5%
Average			-22.5%

Lesotho vs. Angola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.93 AOA847.52	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	+42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	+67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.03 AOA939.60	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.44 AOA399.51	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.82 AOA748.37	-24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.70 AOA642.23	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.70 AOA640.03	-3.8%
Average			-3.6%

Lesotho vs. Angola - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	+9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$14,197.31 AOA13M	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	+34.5%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	+103.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$382.10 AOA349K	+310.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$199.76 AOA182K	+259.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$77.67 AOA70,915.36
Average			+269.9%

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pay 12.9 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$764.47 AOA698K	+1368.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$13,318.76 AOA12M	+1027.1%
Average			+1186.4%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	+97.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.55 AOA3,240.54
Average			+12.7%

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+137.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$199.31 AOA182K	+32.7%
Average			+34.7%

Lesotho vs. Angola - Cost of clothing

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