Cost of living comparison
Angola is 4.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Angola instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
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