Cost of living comparison
Angola is 54.7% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Angola instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.23
|
$6.03
AOA5,119.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.40
|
$8.44
AOA7,163.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.48
|
$1.64
AOA1,391.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.61
|
$1.04
AOA883.61
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.96
|
$1.34
AOA1,136.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$249.03
|
$4.48
AOA3,798.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$360.35
|
$7.40
AOA6,280.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.99
|
$2.55
AOA2,162.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.86
|
$2.89
AOA2,447.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.22
|
$1.23
AOA1,042.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.72
|
$0.49
AOA418.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.98
|
$1.62
AOA1,377.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.07
|
$1.07
AOA907.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.05
|
$0.87
AOA736.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.70
|
$0.80
AOA680.80
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.47
|
$1.40
AOA1,191.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,224.47
|
$37.08
AOA31,458.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,033,204.31
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,865,457.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$290.48
|
$12.70
AOA10,774.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$647.00
|
$142.93
AOA121,253.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,442.22
|
$540.42
AOA458,469.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,765.16
|
$285.66
AOA242,343.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,001.92
|
$73.50
AOA62,353.39
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,585.21
|
$744.04
AOA631,215.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$460,560.80
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,435,083.02
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.42
|
$1.95
AOA1,654.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.49
|
$3.81
AOA3,233.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.23
|
$2.38
AOA2,021.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,101.18
|
$38.44
AOA32,610.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$295.07
|
$4.81
AOA4,081.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,199.32
|
$115.83
AOA98,268.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$931.26
|
$99.99
AOA84,828.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,503.65
|
$171.36
AOA145,372.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,101.51
|
$263.13
AOA223,227.13
|
|
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