Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 38.1% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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