Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 72.2% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Vanuatu
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
- Transportation
-
pay 75.0% more in Vanuatu
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Vanuatu
- Childcare
-
pay 38.6% less in Vanuatu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.7% more in Vanuatu
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5% more in Vanuatu
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Qatar. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.77
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.43
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.85
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,137.22
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.25
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,156.53
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,411.26
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.86
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,801.17
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,807.19
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.91
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.12
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.92
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.46
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.21
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.43
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
|
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