Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 5.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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