Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 48.4% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Malta, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.42
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.05
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.49
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.21
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€25.99
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.79
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€859.36
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€714.42
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.76
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€532.13
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.27
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€50.89
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.49
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.19
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€35.91
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.36
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.52
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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