Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 24.1% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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