Cost of living comparison

Vanuatu

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 57.6% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 78.4% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Ouagadougou

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.67 VUV1,500	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 VUV1,700	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 VUV270	$1.08 F CFA631	-52.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 VUV279	$1.08 F CFA631	-54.1%
Average			-47.4%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 VUV230	$1.11 F CFA648	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.86 VUV1,050	$8.54 F CFA4,983	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 VUV1,259	$7.59 F CFA4,433	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 VUV737	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.40 VUV877	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 VUV384	$2.13 F CFA1,243	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 VUV211	$1.55 F CFA904	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.21 VUV499	$1.74 F CFA1,017	-58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.02 VUV476	$0.71 F CFA414	-82.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 VUV186	$0.77 F CFA452	-50.7%
Average			-42.2%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 VUV803	$5.49 F CFA3,207	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.55 VUV8,000	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,220.47 VUV3M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 VUV1,100	$7.34 F CFA4,285	-21.0%
Average			+5.5%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.4% less for housing

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$363.08 VUV43,000	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,579.90 VUV187K	$341.40 F CFA199K	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,131.05 VUV134K	$230.45 F CFA135K	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$484.28 VUV57,353	$136.41 F CFA79,640	-71.8%
Average			-78.4%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$624.84 VUV74,000	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,873.26 VUV814K	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-13.1%
Average			-78.2%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07 VUV600	$1.19 F CFA698	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 VUV483	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 VUV1,100	$1.32 F CFA772	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.29 VUV8,088	$59.75 F CFA34,881	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.83 F CFA3,986
Average			-58.6%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.99 VUV4,854	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.55 VUV8,000	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.40 VUV9,995	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.28 VUV11,995	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+1.1%
Average			-10.4%

Port Vila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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