Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 31.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Italy, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
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Italy
|
Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.11
VUV251
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
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pay 83.2% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$3.28
VUV389
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$7.11
VUV844
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
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pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
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pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
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