Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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