Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.6 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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