Cost of living comparison
Angola is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Angola instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$6.03
AOA5,168.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$8.44
AOA7,232.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$1.64
AOA1,404.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$1.04
AOA892.09
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$1.34
AOA1,147.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$4.48
AOA3,835.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$7.40
AOA6,340.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$2.55
AOA2,183.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.89
AOA2,471.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.23
AOA1,052.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.49
AOA422.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$1.62
AOA1,390.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$1.07
AOA915.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.87
AOA743.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.80
AOA687.33
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$1.40
AOA1,203.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$37.08
AOA31,760.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$19,880.09
AOA17,027,300.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$12.70
AOA10,877.64
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$142.93
AOA122,416.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$540.42
AOA462,869.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$285.66
AOA244,669.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$73.50
AOA62,951.74
|
|
pay 74.6% more for childcare
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$744.04
AOA637,273.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,535,219.89
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$1.95
AOA1,670.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$3.81
AOA3,264.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$2.38
AOA2,040.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$38.44
AOA32,923.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$4.81
AOA4,120.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Laos
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$115.83
AOA99,211.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$99.99
AOA85,642.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$171.36
AOA146,767.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$263.13
AOA225,369.26
|
|
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