Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 23.5% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 71.6% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 32.5% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Austria, you would:

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Austria	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.46 €15.54	$12.67 VUV1,500	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.35 €10.99	$14.35 VUV1,700	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.36	$2.28 VUV270	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 €2.68	$2.36 VUV279	-21.8%
Average			-15.4%

Austria vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Austria	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.29	$1.94 VUV230	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.98 €8.00	$8.86 VUV1,050	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 €5.46	$10.63 VUV1,259	+73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 €4.06	$6.23 VUV737	+36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.11 €5.44	$7.40 VUV877	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.11	$3.24 VUV384	+160.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.96 VUV113	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$1.78 VUV211	+31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.65	$4.21 VUV499	+127.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$4.02 VUV476	+316.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.57 VUV186	+61.7%
Average			+52.9%

Austria vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Austria	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$6.78 VUV803	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 €51.19	$67.55 VUV8,000	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.10 €21.45	$9.29 VUV1,100	-61.5%
Average			-13.5%

Austria vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.6% more for housing

	Austria	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.97 €32.02	$363.08 VUV43,000	+909.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.19 €858.16	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.82 €715.43	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.50 €236.31	$484.28 VUV57,353	+82.4%
Average			+71.6%

Austria vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 32.5% less for childcare

	Austria	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.81 €496.47	$624.84 VUV74,000	+12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-59.4%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Austria	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 €4.75	$5.07 VUV600	-5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.96	$4.08 VUV483	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 €6.59	$9.29 VUV1,100	+25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.11 €41.04	$68.29 VUV8,088	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 €12.32	??
Average			+13.2%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Austria	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.22 €84.75	$40.99 VUV4,854	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 €40.57	$67.55 VUV8,000	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 €91.61	$84.40 VUV9,995	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.01 €106.82	$101.28 VUV11,995	-15.6%
Average			-18.5%

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