Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 3.0 times more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 46.8% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 7.8 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD312.00	$12.52 VUV1,483	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD270.03	$9.56 VUV1,132	+86.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.91	$2.55 VUV302	+54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.74	$1.93 VUV228	+59.3%
Average			+77.8%

Macedonia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.09	$2.54 VUV301	+260.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD219.08	$10.02 VUV1,186	+140.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD257.75	$9.06 VUV1,073	+85.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.89	$5.26 VUV623	+154.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD156.20	$8.33 VUV987	+180.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.04	$2.11 VUV250	+361.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.13	$0.88 VUV105	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.57	$2.73 VUV323	+369.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.99	$2.46 VUV292	+216.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.98	$1.96 VUV233	+370.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.64	$0.95 VUV113	+103.9%
Average			+207.1%

Macedonia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD295.88	$7.11 VUV842	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,501.70	$66.78 VUV7,911	+134.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD2M	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD295.81	$8.77 VUV1,038	+56.0%
Average			+46.8%

Macedonia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD840.17	$226.79 VUV26,863	+1320.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,518.16	$1,906.11 VUV226K	+591.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,875.11	$1,278.71 VUV151K	+518.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,535.61	$406.43 VUV48,142	+286.5%
Average			+679.3%

Macedonia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,431.82	$617.75 VUV73,172	+161.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,716.57	$6,795.22 VUV805K	+269.8%
Average			+215.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD112.48	$4.81 VUV570	+125.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.69	$5.70 VUV675	+227.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.84	$9.18 VUV1,088	+196.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,747.62	$67.52 VUV7,998	+103.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD274.47	$12.52 VUV1,483	+140.1%
Average			+158.5%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,137.98	$33.39 VUV3,955	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,922.66	$66.78 VUV7,911	+82.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,241.09	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,229.96	??
Average			+19.4%

Macedonia 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: August 2026

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