Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 67.4% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 73.4% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Vanuatu

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.49 QAR23.79	$12.67 VUV1,500	+95.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.13	$14.35 VUV1,700	+101.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 QAR3.08	$2.28 VUV270	+171.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 QAR1.29	$2.36 VUV279	+568.3%
Average			+130.5%

Qatar vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 QAR5.06	$1.94 VUV230	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 QAR14.63	$8.86 VUV1,050	+122.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$10.63 VUV1,259	+33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 QAR11.97	$6.23 VUV737	+90.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$7.40 VUV877	+108.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 QAR3.41	$3.24 VUV384	+248.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 QAR2.77	$0.96 VUV113	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 QAR2.48	$1.78 VUV211	+163.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 QAR2.00	$4.21 VUV499	+673.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.44	$4.02 VUV476	+920.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.43	$1.57 VUV186	+302.2%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$6.78 VUV803	+217.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.33 QAR85.44	$67.55 VUV8,000	+189.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.58 QAR64.40	$9.29 VUV1,100	-47.2%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$363.08 VUV43,000	+320.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,433.67 QAR5,251.26	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.18 QAR3,135.99	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$484.28 VUV57,353	+642.3%
Average			+68.7%

Qatar vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$624.84 VUV74,000	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-28.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.34 QAR41.55	$5.07 VUV600	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 QAR19.02	$4.08 VUV483	-21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.67 QAR20.77	$9.29 VUV1,100	+63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$119.62 QAR438.15	$68.29 VUV8,088	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.43 QAR41.88	??
Average			-33.0%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Qatar	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.75 QAR163.90	$40.99 VUV4,854	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.52 QAR155.75	$67.55 VUV8,000	+58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.38 QAR360.34	$84.40 VUV9,995	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.08 QAR289.64	$101.28 VUV11,995	+28.1%
Average			+12.4%

Qatar vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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