Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 9.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
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