Cost of living comparison
Angola is 1.0% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Angola instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
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