Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.0 times more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.44
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$8.50
€7.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.27
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.21
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$107.38
€99.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$5,818.99
€5,398.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$4,384.68
€4,067.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$226.60
€210.23
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$19,240.37
€17,850.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.42
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$604.70
€561.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$142.47
€132.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$39.03
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$149.66
€138.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$481.56
€446.77
|
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