Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.6 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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