Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 15.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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