Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 45.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Japan, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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