Cost of living comparison
Angola is 3.4 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Angola instead of Syria, you would:
pay 80.4% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
|
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