Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 86.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.07
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.52
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,577.88
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.87
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.40
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.49
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.38
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.47
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 43.5% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,065.08
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,285.33
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.92
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.12
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR60.00
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.72
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.85
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.25
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.19
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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