Cost of Living inBenguela, Angola
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Angola: $8,902/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 58% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Angola yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Benguela. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Benguela is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Angola.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and country-level outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
44/100
2023
Physicians
0.24/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.75/1k
2019
Out of pocket
33%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
64.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
183/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
18.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Angola yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Benguela, Angola · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Benguela compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.4x further in Benguela than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Angola here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Benguela cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Benguela is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 58% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Benguela. We are using the country-level cost index for Angola here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Benguela compare with New York City?
Rent in Benguela is about 75% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Angola here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Benguela?
Groceries in Benguela are about 61% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 65% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Angola here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Benguela
Benguela is a coastal city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province, with a Portuguese colonial core, a working port, and a long Atlantic beach front. The economy combines fishing, the port, the rehabilitated Benguela Railway running inland to the Democratic Republic of Congo's copper belt, and tourism oriented to domestic and regional visitors. The climate is mild semi-arid, cooler than equatorial Africa thanks to the Benguela current. Portuguese is essential and English limited. Practical realities include intermittent power and water, expensive imported goods, and a healthcare tier that pushes serious cases to Luanda or abroad. A plausible base for oil-and-gas services, logistics, or fisheries professionals, less so for general remote-work relocators.
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