Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 11.5% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vanuatu or Luxembourg. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.