Cost of living comparison
Angola is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Angola instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.37
|
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.32
|
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.82
|
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB202.88
|
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.31
|
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.28
|
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.41
|
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.67
|
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.39
|
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
|
pay 72.5% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.37
|
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.26
|
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Angola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
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