Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 31.6% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Angola, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 82.1% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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