Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 5.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 66.5% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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