Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 81.0% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$12.67 VUV1,500	+78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$14.35 VUV1,700	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$2.28 VUV270	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$2.36 VUV279	+105.6%
Average			+65.6%

Colombia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$1.94 VUV230	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$8.86 VUV1,050	+124.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$10.63 VUV1,259	+91.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$6.23 VUV737	+102.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$7.40 VUV877	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$3.24 VUV384	+102.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.96 VUV113	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$1.78 VUV211	+146.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$4.21 VUV499	+381.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$4.02 VUV476	+487.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$1.57 VUV186	+143.6%
Average			+122.0%

Colombia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$6.78 VUV803	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$67.55 VUV8,000	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$9.29 VUV1,100	-55.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$363.08 VUV43,000	+1201.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+111.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+134.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$484.28 VUV57,353	+377.2%
Average			+172.9%

Colombia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$624.84 VUV74,000	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-14.2%
Average			-5.3%

Colombia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$5.07 VUV600	+95.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$4.08 VUV483	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$9.29 VUV1,100	+130.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$68.29 VUV8,088	+65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	??
Average			+76.1%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Colombia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$40.99 VUV4,854	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$67.55 VUV8,000	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$84.40 VUV9,995	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$101.28 VUV11,995	-11.9%
Average			-23.4%

Colombia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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