Cost of living comparison
Angola is 2.8 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Angola instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
|
pay 92.1% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
|
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