Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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