Cost of living comparison

Faroe Islands

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Faroe Islands Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 16.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 9.6% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Faroe Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

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pay 37.6% less for restaurants

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.88 DKK160.73	$12.52 VUV1,495	-49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$20.13 DKK130.04	$9.56 VUV1,141	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.21 DKK20.75	$2.55 VUV304	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 DKK17.19	$1.93 VUV230	-27.5%
Average			-37.6%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$7.99 DKK51.64	$2.54 VUV303	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 DKK39.59	$10.02 VUV1,196	+63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.29 DKK66.51	$9.06 VUV1,082	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.83 DKK37.68	$5.26 VUV628	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 DKK41.28	$8.33 VUV995	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 DKK6.88	$2.11 VUV252	+98.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.28 DKK8.26	$0.88 VUV105	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.17	$2.73 VUV325	+92.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 DKK5.50	$2.46 VUV294	+188.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 DKK8.26	$1.96 VUV234	+53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 DKK10.09	$0.95 VUV114	-38.9%
Average			+33.3%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.92 DKK51.16	$7.11 VUV849	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV7,973
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,956.84 VUV3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.77 VUV1,046
Average			-10.2%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.42 DKK455.02	$226.79 VUV27,076	+222.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.43 DKK5,804.84	$1,906.11 VUV228K	+112.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,017.24 DKK6,572.50	$1,278.71 VUV153K	+25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.42 DKK661.77	$406.43 VUV48,523	+296.8%
Average			+164.2%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 9.6% more for childcare

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$563.40 DKK3,640.15	$617.75 VUV73,752	+9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,795.22 VUV811K
Average			+9.6%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.39 DKK60.67	$4.81 VUV575	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.09 DKK45.80	$5.70 VUV680	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.95 DKK70.78	$9.18 VUV1,096	-16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.90 DKK264.25	$67.52 VUV8,061	+65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.43 DKK106.17	$12.52 VUV1,495	-23.8%
Average			-8.6%

Faroe Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Faroe Islands	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$153.84 DKK993.96	$33.39 VUV3,987	-78.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.60 DKK404.46	$66.78 VUV7,973	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.54 DKK1,095.42	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$224.31 DKK1,449.32	??
Average			-35.8%

Faroe 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: June 2026

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