Cost of living comparison

Croatia

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 69.7% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 56.1% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.56 HRK87.48	$12.52 VUV1,483	-7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 HRK61.24	$9.56 VUV1,132	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 HRK19.18	$2.55 VUV302	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 HRK14.93	$1.93 VUV228	-16.7%
Average			-9.4%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HRK9.57	$2.54 VUV301	+71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 HRK35.27	$10.02 VUV1,186	+83.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 HRK29.73	$9.06 VUV1,073	+96.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 HRK23.77	$5.26 VUV623	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 HRK26.27	$8.33 VUV987	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.87	$2.11 VUV250	+179.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 HRK5.01	$0.88 VUV105	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.21	$2.73 VUV323	+237.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK6.64	$2.46 VUV292	+139.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 HRK3.71	$1.96 VUV233	+241.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.48	$0.95 VUV113	+77.0%
Average			+116.9%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 HRK42.81	$7.11 VUV842	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.59 HRK281.26	$66.78 VUV7,911	+53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,854.20 HRK225K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 HRK108.64	$8.77 VUV1,038	-47.9%
Average			-5.4%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.48 HRK209.60	$226.79 VUV26,863	+598.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.95 HRK4,555.31	$1,906.11 VUV226K	+170.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.92 HRK3,380.73	$1,278.71 VUV151K	+144.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.00 HRK896.92	$406.43 VUV48,142	+192.4%
Average			+276.2%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 56.1% more for childcare

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.67 HRK1,662.66	$617.75 VUV73,172	+139.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,373.81 HRK60,486.77	$6,795.22 VUV805K	-27.5%
Average			+56.1%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 HRK25.03	$4.81 VUV570	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.21	$5.70 VUV675	+126.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.66 HRK36.50	$9.18 VUV1,088	+62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.79 HRK347.09	$67.52 VUV7,998	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.99 HRK58.01	$12.52 VUV1,483	+39.3%
Average			+55.6%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Croatia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 HRK575.46	$33.39 VUV3,955	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 HRK270.92	$66.78 VUV7,911	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.11 HRK639.55	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 HRK629.22	??
Average			-1.8%

Croatia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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