Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 99.3% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 46.4% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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