Cost of living comparison

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Angola vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 93.8% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Angola
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Angola
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% more in Angola

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Angola are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Angola.

Angola vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Angola instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.87 AOA5,378.04
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.83 AOA7,168.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 KPW2,102	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KPW1,051	$1.04 AOA954.06	-10.8%
Average			-20.3%

North Korea vs. Angola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	North Korea	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 KPW2,161	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.25 AOA5,721.64
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 KPW3,332	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	+98.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 KPW1,876	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	+3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.71 AOA2,484.47
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.18 AOA1,076.49
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.49 AOA450.92
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.38 AOA1,266.58
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.94 AOA862.38
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.81 AOA742.17
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.71 AOA647.57
Average			+17.2%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.33 AOA1,215.14
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.17 AOA30,387.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.20 AOA7,511.90

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	North Korea	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$132.73 AOA121,579.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.44 KPW84,095	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	+606.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.80 KPW236,518	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$73.50 AOA67,324.92
Average			+319.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$823.65 AOA754,461.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03

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pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$14.02 KPW12,614	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	-88.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 KPW1,051	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	+207.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.38 AOA2,182.32
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.19 AOA56,969.39
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.49 AOA4,109.50
Average			+59.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$136.93 AOA125,429.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$79.01 AOA72,371.14
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$183.14 AOA167,753.33
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$263.13 AOA241,025.38

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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