Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.2 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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