Angola vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Angola Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$378
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1315
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2804
$404
💸 GDP per capita
$3000
$2649
😃 Human freedom index
5.76
5.41
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
63.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
22
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0%
🎓 Higher education
11
21
😀 Quality of life
45
20
🏙️ Population
32.9M
5.26M

The average cost of living in Angola ($878) is 59% more expensive than in the Congo ($554). Angola ranked 99th vs 164th for the Congo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Angola compared to 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 98th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Angola vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Angola and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Angola Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1945
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.98%
11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11219
$1480
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3386
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.7
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.4
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$740
$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13819
$3691

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Angola

City Cost of living Population
Luanda
$1041
2.49M
Huambo
$702
844K
Cabinda
$749
739K
Benguela
$771
562K
Lobito
$733
393K
Luena
$767
357K
N'zeto
$829
47.8K
Ambriz
$887
22.7K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$561
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$545
829K
Kayes
$510
62.5K
Madingou
$509
27.5K
Gamboma
$510
19.7K
Kinkala
$511
16.1K