Cost of living comparison
Angola is 58.9% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Angola instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
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