Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 4.6 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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