Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 8.4% more expensive than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 72.0% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.96 €17.77	$12.67 VUV1,500	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.14 €10.81	$14.35 VUV1,700	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 €2.38	$2.28 VUV270	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.78	$2.36 VUV279	+17.8%
Average			-13.5%

Ireland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.0% more for groceries

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 €1.79	$1.94 VUV230	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 €4.75	$8.86 VUV1,050	+66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 €5.18	$10.63 VUV1,259	+82.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 €3.75	$6.23 VUV737	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.11 €4.55	$7.40 VUV877	+44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$3.24 VUV384	+138.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$0.96 VUV113	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.23	$1.78 VUV211	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$4.21 VUV499	+121.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$4.02 VUV476	+336.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.57 VUV186	+125.8%
Average			+72.0%

Ireland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.81	$6.78 VUV803	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.44 €98.30	$67.55 VUV8,000	-38.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.71 €15.76	$9.29 VUV1,100	-47.5%
Average			-31.5%

Ireland vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.31 €43.89	$363.08 VUV43,000	+636.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	$1,131.05 VUV134K	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.91 €158.35	$484.28 VUV57,353	+172.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,010.73 €899.58	$624.84 VUV74,000	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-7.5%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.56 €5.84	$5.07 VUV600	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 €3.77	$4.08 VUV483	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.61 €17.45	$9.29 VUV1,100	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.26 €51.85	$68.29 VUV8,088	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.78 €12.27	??
Average			-11.8%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Ireland	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.92 €79.14	$40.99 VUV4,854	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00 €36.49	$67.55 VUV8,000	+64.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.60 €85.97	$84.40 VUV9,995	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.62 €93.12	$101.28 VUV11,995	-3.2%
Average			-10.5%

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