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Namibia vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 41.9% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 48.2% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Namibia
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Namibia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$8.36 NAD141.61	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$4.29 NAD72.71	-55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.85 NAD14.43	-66.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.81 NAD13.65	-58.2%
Average			-53.3%

Vanuatu vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$0.88 NAD14.97	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$3.96 NAD67.19	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$5.36 NAD90.82	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$2.33 NAD39.57	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.49 NAD42.24	-70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$0.91 NAD15.45	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.82 NAD13.95	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.79 NAD13.31	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.83 NAD14.04	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.03 NAD17.40	-47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.06 NAD17.94	+10.9%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$4.82 NAD81.75	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$46.19 NAD782.76	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$18,723.84 NAD317,328.56	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$7.68 NAD130.13	-12.4%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$64.24 NAD1,088.80	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$512.81 NAD8,690.95	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$408.02 NAD6,915.09	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$72.22 NAD1,223.92	-82.2%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	-20.1%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$1.41 NAD23.82	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$1.86 NAD31.54	-67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$3.02 NAD51.22	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$38.10 NAD645.74	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$5.76 NAD97.55	-54.0%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$58.56 NAD992.42	+75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$27.98 NAD474.22	-58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.20 NAD1,579.49
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.03 NAD1,305.47
Average			+8.7%

Vanuatu vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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