Cost of living comparison
Angola is 49.6% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Angola instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$5.87
AOA5,357.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
$7.83
AOA7,140.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$1.64
AOA1,496.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$1.04
AOA950.42
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$1.29
AOA1,178.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$6.25
AOA5,699.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
$6.93
AOA6,319.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
$2.34
AOA2,132.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
$2.71
AOA2,474.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$1.18
AOA1,072.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.49
AOA449.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.94
AOA859.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.81
AOA739.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.71
AOA645.10
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
$1.40
AOA1,281.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$33.17
AOA30,271.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,140,586.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
$10.84
AOA9,887.53
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$132.73
AOA121,115.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
$493.78
AOA450,569.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
$282.94
AOA258,182.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
$73.50
AOA67,067.68
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$697.15
AOA636,149.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,613,306.32
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$1.55
AOA1,414.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
$3.59
AOA3,274.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$2.38
AOA2,173.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
$42.94
AOA39,179.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
$4.49
AOA4,093.80
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$97.67
AOA89,119.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$79.01
AOA72,094.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$129.43
AOA118,108.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$254.73
AOA232,444.96
|
|
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