Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.9 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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