Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 26.1% more expensive than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 99.2% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Vanuatu are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$12.52 VUV1,483	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$9.56 VUV1,132	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$2.55 VUV302	+29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.93 VUV228	+28.6%
Average			-4.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$2.54 VUV301	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$10.02 VUV1,186	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$9.06 VUV1,073	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$5.26 VUV623	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$8.33 VUV987	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$2.11 VUV250	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.88 VUV105	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$2.73 VUV323	+200.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$2.46 VUV291	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.96 VUV233	-17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.95 VUV113	-51.2%
Average			+11.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$7.11 VUV842	+53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV7,909
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,956.84 VUV3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.77 VUV1,038
Average			+53.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.2% more for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$226.79 VUV26,858	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$1,906.11 VUV226K	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$1,278.71 VUV151K	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$406.43 VUV48,134	+269.1%
Average			+99.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$617.75 VUV73,160	+64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$6,795.22 VUV805K	-34.2%
Average			+15.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$4.81 VUV570	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$5.70 VUV675	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$9.18 VUV1,088	+83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$67.52 VUV7,996	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$12.52 VUV1,483	+0.2%
Average			+12.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$33.39 VUV3,955	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$66.78 VUV7,909	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	??
Average			-4.2%

British Virgin Islands 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: September 2026

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