Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.5 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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