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Angola vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 7.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.7% more in Angola
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Angola
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Angola
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Angola
Childcare: pay 33.5 times more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Angola
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Angola

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Angola are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Angola.

Angola vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Angola instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 96.7% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	+61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	-0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	+124.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$1.04 AOA954.06	+201.5%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	+145.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.49 AOA450.92	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.94 AOA862.38	+71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.81 AOA742.17	+78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.71 AOA647.57	+39.3%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$1.33 AOA1,215.14	-67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	+208.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$8.20 AOA7,511.90	+173.4%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	+934.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	+128.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	+94.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	+132.3%
Average			+322.2%

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pay 33.5 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$823.65 AOA754,461.33	+2332.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03	+4165.3%
Average			+3248.7%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$62.19 AOA56,969.39	+313.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	+43.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$136.93 AOA125,429.76	+446.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	+364.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$183.14 AOA167,753.33	+192.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$263.13 AOA241,025.38	+650.3%
Average			+413.2%

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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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