Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 84.4% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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