Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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