Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 59.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
|
pay 92.9% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
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