Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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