Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.3 times more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 96.6% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Namibia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.17	$12.67 VUV1,500	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.05	$14.35 VUV1,700	+156.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$2.28 VUV270	+173.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD11.99	$2.36 VUV279	+223.5%
Average			+103.5%

Namibia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.57	$1.94 VUV230	+82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.42	$8.86 VUV1,050	+96.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.16	$10.63 VUV1,259	+57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.55	$6.23 VUV737	+159.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.68	$7.40 VUV877	+155.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.52	$3.24 VUV384	+173.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.69	$0.96 VUV113	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.78 VUV211	+113.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.45	$4.21 VUV499	+380.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.41	$4.02 VUV476	+303.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.85	$1.57 VUV186	+44.9%
Average			+123.7%

Namibia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD82.67	$6.78 VUV803	+34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD643.38	$67.55 VUV8,000	+72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.14	$9.29 VUV1,100	+15.7%
Average			+28.0%

Namibia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$363.08 VUV43,000	+619.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+242.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+225.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	$484.28 VUV57,353	+548.4%
Average			+283.2%

Namibia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 96.6% more for childcare

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$624.84 VUV74,000	+199.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+28.9%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.33	$5.07 VUV600	+205.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.09	$4.08 VUV483	+97.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$9.29 VUV1,100	+180.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD651.63	$68.29 VUV8,088	+72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	??
Average			+122.1%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Namibia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD996.00	$40.99 VUV4,854	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$67.55 VUV8,000	+95.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$84.40 VUV9,995	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	$101.28 VUV11,995	+21.4%
Average			+10.9%

Namibia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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