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Vanuatu vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 15.1% more expensive than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 20.7% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP15.13	$12.52 VUV1,488	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.85	$9.56 VUV1,136	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.25	$2.55 VUV303	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.41	$1.93 VUV229	+3.1%
Average			-3.5%

Gibraltar vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.49	$2.54 VUV302	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.98	$10.02 VUV1,190	+90.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.54	$9.06 VUV1,077	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.83	$5.26 VUV625	+3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP3.00	$8.33 VUV990	+109.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.33	$2.11 VUV251	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.24	$0.88 VUV105	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.49	$2.73 VUV324	+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.28	$2.46 VUV293	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.95	$1.96 VUV233	+56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.80	$0.95 VUV113	-9.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.37	$7.11 VUV845	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV7,937
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,923.03	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP23.20	$8.77 VUV1,042	-71.5%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP53.47	$226.79 VUV26,954	+220.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,530.11	$1,906.11 VUV227K	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,291.34	$1,278.71 VUV152K	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP81.35	$406.43 VUV48,306	+277.4%
Average			+116.7%

Gibraltar vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 20.7% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP588.51	$617.75 VUV73,422	-20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,795.22 VUV808K
Average			-20.7%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP4.04	$4.81 VUV572	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.65	$5.70 VUV677	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.58	$9.18 VUV1,091	+93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP60.53	$67.52 VUV8,025	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP10.09	$12.52 VUV1,488	-6.2%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP100.47	$33.39 VUV3,969	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP33.42	$66.78 VUV7,937	+51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP74.19	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP70.62	??
Average			-12.0%

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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: March 2026

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