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Vanuatu vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 3.0 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 71.9% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 9.8 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 66.3% more in Vanuatu

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Belize. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Belize	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$12.52 VUV1,530	+33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$9.56 VUV1,168	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$2.55 VUV311	+97.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$1.93 VUV236	+67.0%
Average			+49.1%

Belize vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Belize	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$2.54 VUV310	+27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$10.02 VUV1,224	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$9.06 VUV1,107	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$5.26 VUV642	+123.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$8.33 VUV1,018	+152.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$2.11 VUV258	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.88 VUV108	+55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$2.73 VUV333	+271.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$2.46 VUV301	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$1.96 VUV240	+39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.95 VUV117	-24.1%
Average			+58.5%

Belize vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.9% more for transportation

	Belize	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$7.11 VUV869	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$66.78 VUV8,158	+233.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	+118.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$8.77 VUV1,071	-72.3%
Average			+71.9%

Belize vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Belize	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$226.79 VUV27,704	+202.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+178.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+133.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$406.43 VUV49,650	+237.1%
Average			+188.1%

Belize vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

	Belize	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$617.75 VUV75,464	+857.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	+907.9%
Average			+882.7%

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pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$4.81 VUV588	+81.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$5.70 VUV696	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$9.18 VUV1,122	+83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$67.52 VUV8,248	+105.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$12.52 VUV1,530	+48.8%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 66.3% more for clothing

	Belize	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$33.39 VUV4,079	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$66.78 VUV8,158	+143.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	??
Average			+66.3%

Belize vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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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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