Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.0 times more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 61.4% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Angola	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,369.23	$19.40 ISK2,584	+230.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,156.59	$16.94 ISK2,257	+116.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,499.97	$2.81 ISK374	+71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA952.50	$2.02 ISK269	+94.1%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Angola	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,180.87	$2.95 ISK394	+128.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,712.27	$7.27 ISK968	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,333.40	$6.01 ISK800	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,137.04	$5.42 ISK722	+131.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,480.40	$8.51 ISK1,133	+213.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,074.72	$1.22 ISK163	+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA450.19	$1.03 ISK137	+108.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,264.51	$1.17 ISK156	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA860.97	$1.87 ISK250	+99.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA740.96	$1.23 ISK164	+52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA646.51	$0.78 ISK105	+11.0%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Angola	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,283.84	$8.36 ISK1,114	+495.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,337.41	$71.28 ISK9,494	+114.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,180,346.35	$40,660.66 ISK5,416,000	+104.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,909.20	$22.04 ISK2,935	+103.4%
Average			+204.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Angola	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,380.69	$72.17 ISK9,614	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA451,557.34	$1,838.04 ISK244,827	+272.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,748.62	$1,497.77 ISK199,503	+429.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,214.67	$58.01 ISK7,728	-21.1%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 61.4% less for childcare

	Angola	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA637,544.13	$258.16 ISK34,388	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,643,143.70	$5,993.99 ISK798,400	-59.8%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,417.16	$9.19 ISK1,224	+492.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,282.09	$4.65 ISK619	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,178.74	$11.76 ISK1,566	+393.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,265.25	$61.46 ISK8,186	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,102.77	$14.35 ISK1,911	+219.8%
Average			+235.7%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Angola	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,314.85	$111.23 ISK14,816	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,252.63	$59.69 ISK7,951	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,367.41	$148.00 ISK19,713	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,954.43	$184.49 ISK24,575	-27.6%
Average			-6.0%

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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: March 2025

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