Cost of living comparison
Angola is 66.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Angola instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$5.87
AOA5,360.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$7.83
AOA7,144.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.64
AOA1,497.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.04
AOA950.94
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.29
AOA1,178.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.25
AOA5,702.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.93
AOA6,323.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$2.34
AOA2,133.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.71
AOA2,476.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$1.18
AOA1,072.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.49
AOA449.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$1.38
AOA1,262.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.94
AOA859.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.81
AOA739.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.71
AOA645.45
|
|
pay 71.0% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$1.40
AOA1,281.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.17
AOA30,287.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,880.09
AOA18,150,526.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.84
AOA9,892.94
|
|
pay 49.6% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$132.73
AOA121,181.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$493.78
AOA450,816.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$282.94
AOA258,324.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$73.50
AOA67,104.43
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$697.15
AOA636,498.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,620,765.67
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$1.55
AOA1,414.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.59
AOA3,276.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.38
AOA2,175.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$42.94
AOA39,200.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$4.49
AOA4,096.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.67
AOA89,168.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$79.01
AOA72,134.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$129.43
AOA118,173.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$254.73
AOA232,572.33
|
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