Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 34.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Finland, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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