⭐️ Total score | 2.5/5 (Rank #1073) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $2,435 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 3Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 84% |
👌 Safety | Bad |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $309 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (12x12m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Okay |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Angola |
⏱ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (84%) = feels 23°C 73°F |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Angola Telecom |
💸 1,000 AOA in USD | USD 2.33 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AOA 100,000 = USD 233 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Restaurante Veneza |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Alvalade |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,711 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Casa Sapo |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | TAAG Angola Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Arik Air |
🏥 Best hospital | Allianz Worldwide Care |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,435 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,362 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,179 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $908 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $793 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $54 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,012 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $141 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 50 listings) | $1,654 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $54 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
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Real | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8027° warm | 7725° warm | 7725° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 8127° warm |
Humidity | sweaty 77% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 83% | sweaty 84% | sweaty 84% | nice 85% | nice 85% | nice 85% | sweaty 80% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 83% |
Rain | dry 7mm | dry 20mm | rainy 76mm | rainy 148mm | rainy 62mm | dry 3mm | dry 4mm | dry 8mm | dry 6mm | dry 9mm | dry 49mm | dry 6mm |
Cloud | cloudy 59% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 75% | pockets 44% | pockets 45% | pockets 45% | cloudy 57% | cloudy 57% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 79% |
Sun | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
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