Angola vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Angola Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2285
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$433
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2756
$97.4
💸 GDP per capita
$2122
$1235
😃 Human freedom index
5.74
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
64.6
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
11
51
😀 Quality of life
45
30
🏙️ Population
37.9M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Angola ($876) is 15% more expensive than in Zambia ($762). Angola ranked 115th vs 133rd for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Angola compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 113th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Angola vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Angola and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1520
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.7
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.26%
25.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10126
$1986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$7811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.7
$7.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.79
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$814
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19523
$11615

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Angola

City Cost of living Population
Luanda
$1116
2.49M
Huambo
$606
844K
Cabinda
$706
739K
Benguela
$719
562K
Lobito
$684
436K
Luena
$682
357K
N'zeto
$853
47.8K
Ambriz
$946
22.7K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$655
2.47M
Kitwe
$1062
625K
Ndola
$577
528K
Chingola
$1069
255K
Mufulira
$1278
182K
Livingstone
$653
177K
Kasama
$888
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$748
65.2K
Choma
$687
51.8K
Mansa
$912
45.5K