Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 56.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.04
VUV1,533
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.43
VUV1,226
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV255
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VUV102
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
VUV286
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.94
VUV1,286
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VUV874
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
VUV473
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.53
VUV1,002
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
VUV191
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
VUV171
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
VUV242
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
VUV228
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
VUV138
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
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pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
VUV616
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.15
VUV6,130
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,492.36
VUV1,586,073
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.24
VUV1,322
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 86.6% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$121.68
VUV14,304
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,126.68
VUV132,445
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$726.74
VUV85,431
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.05
VUV23,634
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.57
VUV64,839
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,933.31
VUV697,480
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
VUV460
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
VUV399
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.82
VUV920
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.06
VUV8,001
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
VUV690
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.80
VUV5,619
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.76
VUV4,087
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.29
VUV12,260
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.15
VUV6,130
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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