Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 27.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA819
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA960
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA689
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA811
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA548
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA629
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA655
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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