Cost of living comparison
Angola is 3.3 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Angola instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 71.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
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pay 14.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
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