Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.9 times more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 6.8 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 0.5% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$12.67 VUV1,500	+455.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$14.35 VUV1,700	+378.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$2.28 VUV270	+187.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$2.36 VUV279	+189.7%
Average			+362.4%

Burma vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Burma	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.94 VUV230	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$8.86 VUV1,050	+113.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$10.63 VUV1,259	+106.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$6.23 VUV737	+341.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$7.40 VUV877	+207.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$3.24 VUV384	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.96 VUV113	+100.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.78 VUV211	+44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$4.21 VUV499	+388.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$4.02 VUV476	+361.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.57 VUV186	+143.8%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Burma	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$6.78 VUV803	-80.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$67.55 VUV8,000	+471.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$9.29 VUV1,100	+3.2%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

	Burma	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$363.08 VUV43,000	+1839.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+460.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+476.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$484.28 VUV57,353	+1180.3%
Average			+582.8%

Burma vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 0.5% more for childcare

	Burma	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$624.84 VUV74,000	+68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-40.2%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$5.07 VUV600	+406.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$4.08 VUV483	+174.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$9.29 VUV1,100	+603.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$68.29 VUV8,088	+264.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	??
Average			+302.6%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Burma	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$40.99 VUV4,854	-54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$67.55 VUV8,000	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$84.40 VUV9,995	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$101.28 VUV11,995	-21.9%
Average			-25.1%

Burma vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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