Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vanuatu vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary
Vanuatu is 3.9 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.
Vanuatu vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
IDR31,116.28
|
$12.52
VUV1,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.16
IDR56,065.09
|
$9.56
VUV1,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR10,729.19
|
$2.55
VUV302
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
IDR5,694.09
|
$1.93
VUV228
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR21,267.91
|
$2.54
VUV301
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
IDR79,748.93
|
$10.02
VUV1,186
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IDR86,231.24
|
$9.06
VUV1,073
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
IDR27,761.77
|
$5.26
VUV623
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR24,309.11
|
$8.33
VUV987
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR21,004.76
|
$2.11
VUV250
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IDR11,341.71
|
$0.88
VUV105
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
IDR14,584.59
|
$2.73
VUV323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR10,678.65
|
$2.46
VUV292
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR10,171.72
|
$1.96
VUV233
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
IDR15,559.77
|
$0.95
VUV113
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.89
IDR51,301.88
|
$7.11
VUV842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.28
IDR200K
|
$66.78
VUV7,911
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,317.01
IDR450M
|
$22,956.84
VUV3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
IDR71,075.55
|
$8.77
VUV1,038
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation
pay 8.4 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.83
IDR388K
|
$226.79
VUV26,863
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.11
IDR5M
|
$1,906.11
VUV226K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.62
IDR3M
|
$1,278.71
VUV151K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR858K
|
$406.43
VUV48,142
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.11
IDR2M
|
$617.75
VUV73,172
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,023.79
IDR107M
|
$6,795.22
VUV805K
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
IDR46,960.80
|
$4.81
VUV570
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
IDR28,192.75
|
$5.70
VUV675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
IDR40,910.31
|
$9.18
VUV1,088
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.24
IDR430K
|
$67.52
VUV7,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.08
IDR54,656.37
|
$12.52
VUV1,483
|
|
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 56.6% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.70
IDR758K
|
$33.39
VUV3,955
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.41
IDR505K
|
$66.78
VUV7,911
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.59
IDR1M
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.00
IDR1M
|
?? | |
Indonesia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026
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