Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.0 times more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.8% more in Vanuatu
- Groceries
-
pay 46.9% more in Vanuatu
- Transportation
-
pay 24.6% more in Vanuatu
- Housing
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pay 3.9 times more in Vanuatu
- Childcare
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pay 2.9 times more in Vanuatu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Vanuatu
- Clothing
-
pay 0.4% less in Vanuatu
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.79
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE514.09
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE228.18
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.98
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.65
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE711.34
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE530.29
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.63
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE348.03
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.26
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.30
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.68
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.34
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE113.10
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.72
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE682.47
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,673.25
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,084,519.61
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,274.83
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,053.37
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,307.45
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE37,026.88
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,232.31
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,406.84
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,684.32
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE285.32
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE190.10
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.68
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,669.62
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE822.54
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,883.82
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,626.78
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,767.65
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,422.60
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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