Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 57.5% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 87.7% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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