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Angola vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 16.8% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Angola
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Angola
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Angola
Housing: pay 32.1% less in Angola
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% less in Angola
Clothing: pay 83.9% more in Angola

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Angola are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Angola. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Angola.

Angola vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Angola instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	-25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.04 AOA954.06	+106.6%
Average			+32.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Angola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.18 AOA1,077.76	-19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$7.36 AOA6,745.95	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.16 AOA1,980.87	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.49 AOA450.92	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	+89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.94 AOA862.38	+60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.81 AOA742.17	+68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.71 AOA647.57	+34.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$1.33 AOA1,215.14	-54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$8.20 AOA7,511.90	-3.5%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 32.1% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$660.08 AOA604,632.64	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$346.54 AOA317,432.30	-65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	-40.1%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$823.65 AOA754,461.33	+65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$19,879.89 AOA18,209,981.03	+143.5%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	-61.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$62.19 AOA56,969.39	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	-66.0%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 83.9% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$136.93 AOA125,429.76	+82.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$183.14 AOA167,753.33	+73.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$263.13 AOA241,025.38	+147.0%
Average			+83.9%

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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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