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Vanuatu vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 4.2 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 4.3 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 11.7 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$12.52 VUV1,519	+152.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$9.56 VUV1,159	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$2.55 VUV309	+258.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$1.93 VUV234	+402.9%
Average			+211.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$2.54 VUV308	+628.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$10.02 VUV1,215	+190.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$9.06 VUV1,099	+153.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$5.26 VUV638	+225.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$8.33 VUV1,010	+350.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$2.11 VUV256	+508.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.88 VUV107	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$2.73 VUV331	+180.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$2.46 VUV299	+362.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$1.96 VUV238	+665.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.95 VUV116	+352.7%
Average			+331.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$7.11 VUV862	+130.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$66.78 VUV8,101	+464.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS3M	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$8.77 VUV1,063	+176.7%
Average			+186.8%

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pay 11.7 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$226.79 VUV27,509	+2281.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$1,906.11 VUV231K	+421.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$1,278.71 VUV155K	+389.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$406.43 VUV49,300	+1176.5%
Average			+1067.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$617.75 VUV74,933	+264.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312K	$6,795.22 VUV824K	+90.4%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$4.81 VUV584	+271.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$5.70 VUV691	+187.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$9.18 VUV1,114	+386.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$67.52 VUV8,190	+84.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$12.52 VUV1,519	+204.2%
Average			+226.8%

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$33.39 VUV4,050	+13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$66.78 VUV8,101	+80.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	??
Average			+46.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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