Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 79.1% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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