Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.8 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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