Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.1 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Burma
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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