Cost of living comparison
Angola is 5.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Angola instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
|
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