Cost of living comparison

Senegal

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 85.7% more expensive than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 61.7% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Senegal. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,766	$12.52 VUV1,495	+154.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,885	$9.56 VUV1,141	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA503	$2.55 VUV304	+185.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA611	$1.93 VUV230	+77.5%
Average			+102.1%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA359	$2.54 VUV303	+297.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,622	$10.02 VUV1,196	+55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,369	$9.06 VUV1,082	-5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,579	$5.26 VUV628	+87.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,473	$8.33 VUV995	+89.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA715	$2.11 VUV252	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA479	$0.88 VUV105	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA682	$2.73 VUV325	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA551	$2.46 VUV294	+151.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA390	$1.96 VUV234	+182.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA329	$0.95 VUV114	+63.0%
Average			+101.5%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,770	$7.11 VUV849	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,270	$66.78 VUV7,973	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,317	$8.77 VUV1,046	-56.4%
Average			-26.4%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,323	$226.79 VUV27,076	+366.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA529K	$1,906.11 VUV228K	+102.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA205K	$1,278.71 VUV153K	+250.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,185	$406.43 VUV48,523	+240.2%
Average			+240.0%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 61.7% more for childcare

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151K	$617.75 VUV73,752	+130.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$6,795.22 VUV811K	-6.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,509	$4.81 VUV575	+79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,515	$5.70 VUV680	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,006	$9.18 VUV1,096	+413.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,168	$67.52 VUV8,061	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,030	$12.52 VUV1,495	+40.0%
Average			+119.0%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Senegal	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,425	$33.39 VUV3,987	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,827	$66.78 VUV7,973	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,037	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA73,773	??
Average			+1.9%

Senegal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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