Cost of living comparison
Angola is 79.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Angola instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
|
pay 74.1% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
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