Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 34.6% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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