Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.5 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,477
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$311
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,018
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,665
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$605
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$520
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$478
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$178
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$121
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$787
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,892
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,431
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,078
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,693
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,693
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$198,895
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$492
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$714
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$492
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,908
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,280
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,964
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
|
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