Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 22.6% cheaper than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Vanuatu

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$14.35 VUV1,700	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$2.28 VUV270	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$2.36 VUV279	-10.6%
Average			-28.7%

District of Columbia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$1.94 VUV230	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$8.86 VUV1,050	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$10.63 VUV1,259	+114.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$6.23 VUV737	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$7.40 VUV877	-2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$3.24 VUV384	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.96 VUV113	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.78 VUV211	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$4.21 VUV499	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$4.02 VUV476	+212.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$1.57 VUV186	-9.1%
Average			+12.6%

District of Columbia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$6.78 VUV803	+61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$9.29 VUV1,100	-44.5%
Average			-15.5%

District of Columbia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$363.08 VUV43,000	+366.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$1,579.90 VUV187K	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$1,131.05 VUV134K	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$484.28 VUV57,353	+200.4%
Average			-21.8%

District of Columbia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$624.84 VUV74,000	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-83.4%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$5.07 VUV600	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$4.08 VUV483	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$9.29 VUV1,100	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$68.29 VUV8,088	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	??
Average			-38.6%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	District of Columbia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$40.99 VUV4,854	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$67.55 VUV8,000	+53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$84.40 VUV9,995	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$101.28 VUV11,995	-19.1%
Average			-12.9%

District of Columbia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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