Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.8 times more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Angola, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Angola
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
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