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Somalia vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 61.8% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 49.1% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 86.1% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 52.3% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Vanuatu, you would:

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$2.65 SOS1,521	-76.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$4.67 SOS2,679	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$0.81 SOS464	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$0.51 SOS293	-70.5%
Average			-65.2%

Vanuatu vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$0.97 SOS558	-60.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$1.96 SOS1,124	-80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$5.93 SOS3,405	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$2.21 SOS1,268	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$2.67 SOS1,534	-68.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$1.73 SOS991	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.88 SOS507	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$1.32 SOS755	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$0.54 SOS313	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$0.60 SOS344	-69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$0.54 SOS311	-43.7%
Average			-49.2%

Vanuatu vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.1% less for transportation

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$4.12 SOS2,367	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$25.00 SOS14,353	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$5,750.00 SOS3,301,290	-75.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$7.43 SOS4,268	-16.0%
Average			-49.1%

Vanuatu vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.1% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$30.62 SOS17,583	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$160.00 SOS91,862	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$93.33 SOS53,586	-93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$94.31 SOS54,149	-72.9%
Average			-86.1%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$55.21 SOS31,697	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$742.50 SOS426,297	-88.7%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$7.00 SOS4,019	+52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$1.24 SOS710	-75.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$1.34 SOS772	-85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.00 SOS17,224
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$5.00 SOS2,871	-60.4%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

	Vanuatu	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$18.61 SOS10,685	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$23.11 SOS13,269	-65.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$25.89 SOS14,864	-74.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$45.78 SOS26,283	-9.4%
Average			-52.3%

Vanuatu vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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