Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 52.5% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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