Cost of living comparison
Angola is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Angola instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
|
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