Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.3 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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