Cost of living comparison
Angola is 38.3% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Angola instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.03
AOA5,168.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$8.44
AOA7,232.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$1.64
AOA1,404.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.04
AOA892.09
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.34
AOA1,147.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.48
AOA3,835.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.40
AOA6,340.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.55
AOA2,183.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.89
AOA2,471.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.23
AOA1,052.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.49
AOA422.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.62
AOA1,390.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.07
AOA915.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.87
AOA743.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.80
AOA687.33
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$1.40
AOA1,203.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.08
AOA31,760.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA17,027,300.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.70
AOA10,877.64
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$142.93
AOA122,416.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$540.42
AOA462,869.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$285.66
AOA244,669.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$73.50
AOA62,951.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$744.04
AOA637,273.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,535,219.89
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.95
AOA1,670.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.81
AOA3,264.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.38
AOA2,040.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$38.44
AOA32,923.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.81
AOA4,120.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$115.83
AOA99,211.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$99.99
AOA85,642.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$171.36
AOA146,767.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$263.13
AOA225,369.26
|
|
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