Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.5 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD543
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD291
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD628
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD674
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD579
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD361
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD366
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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