Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 12.3% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
|
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