Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.8 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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