Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 16.6% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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