Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.5 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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