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Vanuatu vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 3.5% more expensive than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 40.4% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,394	$12.52 VUV1,530	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,728	$9.56 VUV1,168	-55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK398	$2.55 VUV311	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK348	$1.93 VUV236	-29.1%
Average			-38.8%

Iceland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK487	$2.54 VUV310	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$10.02 VUV1,224	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK996	$9.06 VUV1,107	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK859	$5.26 VUV642	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,436	$8.33 VUV1,018	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK191	$2.11 VUV258	+40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK147	$0.88 VUV108	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK181	$2.73 VUV333	+92.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK300	$2.46 VUV301	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK211	$1.96 VUV240	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK140	$0.95 VUV117	-12.7%
Average			+5.9%

Iceland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,235	$7.11 VUV869	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK10,182	$66.78 VUV8,158	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,270	$8.77 VUV1,071	-65.7%
Average			-40.4%

Iceland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK12,241	$226.79 VUV27,704	+137.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,338	$406.43 VUV49,650	+523.8%
Average			+153.5%

Iceland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK42,830	$617.75 VUV75,464	+84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-77.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,426	$4.81 VUV588	-56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK720	$5.70 VUV696	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,778	$9.18 VUV1,122	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK10,004	$67.52 VUV8,248	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,144	$12.52 VUV1,530	-25.3%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Iceland	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,753	$33.39 VUV4,079	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,913	$66.78 VUV8,158	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,965	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK30,371	??
Average			-33.2%

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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: December 2025

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