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Angola vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 2.2% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Angola
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Angola
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Angola
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Angola
Childcare: pay 35.0% more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% less in Angola
Clothing: pay 76.5% more in Angola

The cost of clothing, childcare, and housing in Angola are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Angola. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Angola.

Angola vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Angola instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	$5.87 AOA5,369.23	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	$7.83 AOA7,156.59	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	$1.64 AOA1,499.97	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.89	$1.04 AOA952.50	-30.2%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	$1.29 AOA1,180.87	-49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	$6.25 AOA5,712.27	+66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	$6.93 AOA6,333.40	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	$2.34 AOA2,137.04	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	$2.71 AOA2,480.40	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC892.43	$1.18 AOA1,074.72	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.67	$0.49 AOA450.19	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.66	$1.38 AOA1,264.51	+13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC609.28	$0.94 AOA860.97	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.77	$0.81 AOA740.96	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.45	$0.71 AOA646.51	-36.5%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	$1.40 AOA1,283.84	-75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	$33.17 AOA30,337.41	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	$19,880.09 AOA18,180,346.35	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	$10.84 AOA9,909.20	-30.6%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	$132.73 AOA121,380.69	+173.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	$493.78 AOA451,557.34	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	$282.94 AOA258,748.62	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	$73.50 AOA67,214.67	+7.7%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 35.0% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	$697.15 AOA637,544.13	+34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	$14,918.69 AOA13,643,143.70	+35.8%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	$1.55 AOA1,417.16	-43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	$3.59 AOA3,282.09	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	$2.38 AOA2,178.74	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	$42.94 AOA39,265.25	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	$4.49 AOA4,102.77	-48.0%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 76.5% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	$97.67 AOA89,314.85	+49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	$79.01 AOA72,252.63	+77.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	$129.43 AOA118,367.41	+17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	$254.73 AOA232,954.43	+162.0%
Average			+76.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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