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Vanuatu vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 7.4% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 82.2% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.21	$12.52 VUV1,488	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK112.95	$9.56 VUV1,136	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.87	$2.55 VUV303	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.32	$1.93 VUV229	-41.8%
Average			-36.9%

Greenland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.91	$2.54 VUV302	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.02	$10.02 VUV1,190	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.14	$9.06 VUV1,077	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.07	$5.26 VUV625	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.58	$8.33 VUV990	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.86	$2.11 VUV251	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.87	$0.88 VUV105	-61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.72	$2.73 VUV324	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.58	$2.46 VUV293	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.87	$1.96 VUV233	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.15	$0.95 VUV113	-53.3%
Average			-18.1%

Greenland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.50	$7.11 VUV845	+103.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK588.57	$66.78 VUV7,937	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.35	$8.77 VUV1,042	-78.5%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 82.2% more for housing

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,109.40	$226.79 VUV26,954	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,469.15	$1,906.11 VUV227K	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,096.39	$1,278.71 VUV152K	+61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,234.07	$406.43 VUV48,306	+111.8%
Average			+82.2%

Greenland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,933.92	$617.75 VUV73,422	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,453.20	$6,795.22 VUV808K	-38.0%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.63	$4.81 VUV572	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.53	$5.70 VUV677	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.85	$9.18 VUV1,091	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.38	$67.52 VUV8,025	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.32	$12.52 VUV1,488	-33.6%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Greenland	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,118.19	$33.39 VUV3,969	-80.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.27	$66.78 VUV7,937	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,086.99	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,509.71	??
Average			-29.4%

Greenland 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: March 2026

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