Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR160.20
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR85.18
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.04
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.23
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.69
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR65.62
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR74.96
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.76
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.21
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.09
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.02
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.46
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.87
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR89.07
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR934.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR367,947.04
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR152.64
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR738.64
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,830.41
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,826.86
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,435.49
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,108.81
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR72,017.72
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR37.64
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.62
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR51.86
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR526.73
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR118.22
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR851.94
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR572.41
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,613.87
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,452.79
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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