Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.9 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,033.79
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,663.18
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN587.61
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN349.62
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN1,958.52
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN3,884.60
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,234.00
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,895.54
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,144.94
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,701.56
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,394.97
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,132.27
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,217.39
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,263.92
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,289.45
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,722.33
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN56,022.17
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN25,894,523.69
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN19,373.10
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN46,347.61
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,130,784.90
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN704,836.32
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN28,249.08
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN132,860.84
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,761,944.94
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,399.03
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,145.68
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,471.44
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN56,850.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN9,992.71
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 89.6% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN27,525.58
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN44,554.99
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN88,413.47
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN88,638.48
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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