Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Vanuatu
Vanuatu vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation
pay 48.2% more in Vanuatu
Housing
pay 4.6 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6 times more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA739
$11.23
VUV1,334
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,435
$9.60
VUV1,139
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA460
$2.17
VUV257

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA431
$2.46
VUV293
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,927
$10.11
VUV1,200
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,526
$8.55
VUV1,014

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,919
$7.17
VUV852
Monthly public transit pass ?? $67.38
VUV8,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA27,052
$228.83
VUV27,167
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA246,371
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA172,460
$1,407.24
VUV167,070

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA73,911
$469.58
VUV55,750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
$6,586.82
VUV782,000

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA690
$4.59
VUV545
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA985
$5.09
VUV604
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$9.27
VUV1,100

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Vanuatu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $46.33
VUV5,500
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $67.38
VUV8,000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $101.08
VUV12,000

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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