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Vanuatu vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 3.0% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Vanuatu

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$12.52 VUV1,530	-57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$9.56 VUV1,168	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$2.55 VUV311	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.93 VUV236	-12.7%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$2.54 VUV310	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$10.02 VUV1,224	+72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$9.06 VUV1,107	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$5.26 VUV642	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$8.33 VUV1,018	+80.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$2.11 VUV258	+13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.88 VUV108	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$2.73 VUV333	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$2.46 VUV301	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$1.96 VUV240	+6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.95 VUV117	-30.3%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$7.11 VUV869	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$66.78 VUV8,158	+48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$8.77 VUV1,071	-71.9%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$226.79 VUV27,704	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$406.43 VUV49,650	+102.0%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$617.75 VUV75,464	+1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-42.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$4.81 VUV588	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$5.70 VUV696	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$9.18 VUV1,122	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$67.52 VUV8,248	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$12.52 VUV1,530	-28.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$33.39 VUV4,079	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$66.78 VUV8,158	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	??
Average			-4.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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