Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 93.8% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 91.4% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.7% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$172.64	$12.52 VUV1,483	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$142.55	$9.56 VUV1,132	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$23.44	$2.55 VUV302	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$17.76	$1.93 VUV228	+84.9%
Average			+52.0%

Mexico vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.8% more for groceries

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$44.58	$2.54 VUV301	-3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$72.59	$10.02 VUV1,186	+135.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$101.33	$9.06 VUV1,073	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$41.73	$5.26 VUV623	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$62.61	$8.33 VUV987	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$21.59	$2.11 VUV250	+66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$11.46	$0.88 VUV105	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$15.78	$2.73 VUV323	+194.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.06	$2.46 VUV292	+198.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.29	$1.96 VUV233	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$16.67	$0.95 VUV113	-2.5%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$85.22	$7.11 VUV842	+42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$488.90	$66.78 VUV7,911	+132.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$409K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$332.37	$8.77 VUV1,038	-55.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$500.00	$226.79 VUV26,863	+672.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,010.60	$1,906.11 VUV226K	+224.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,554.72	$1,278.71 VUV151K	+188.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$838.51	$406.43 VUV48,142	+725.7%
Average			+452.8%

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pay 91.4% more for childcare

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,035.65	$617.75 VUV73,172	+160.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$94,865.66	$6,795.22 VUV805K	+22.0%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$41.50	$4.81 VUV570	+97.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$56.88	$5.70 VUV675	+70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$75.23	$9.18 VUV1,088	+107.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$668.90	$67.52 VUV7,998	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$92.56	$12.52 VUV1,483	+130.5%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Mexico	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$903.49	$33.39 VUV3,955	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$692.55	$66.78 VUV7,911	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,623.97	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,490.32	??
Average			+13.6%

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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: September 2026

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