Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vanuatu Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4042
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1157
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1889
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$3543
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
21
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
1
50
😀 Quality of life
45
28
🏙️ Population
328K
16.6M

The average cost of living in Vanuatu ($1883) is 115% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($876). Vanuatu ranked 20th vs 116th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Vanuatu compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 112th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Vanuatu and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1360
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$887
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2437
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.03%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3693
$1238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2260
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.5
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.23
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.07
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$608
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6642
$8189

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In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1884
49K
Luganville
$1882
17.7K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1021
2.15M
Masvingo
$873
1.64M
Bulawayo
$658
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$755
225K
Gweru
$587
141K
Kadoma
$761
116K
Kwekwe
$716
93.1K
Marondera
$779
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$650
56.8K