Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.0 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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