Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.3% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Laos instead of Angola, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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