Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.2 times more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.6% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	+127.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$14.35 VUV1,700	+158.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.28 VUV270	+166.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$2.36 VUV279	+299.0%
Average			+155.8%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.94 VUV230	+94.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$8.86 VUV1,050	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$10.63 VUV1,259	+93.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$6.23 VUV737	+195.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$7.40 VUV877	+234.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$3.24 VUV384	+133.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.96 VUV113	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.78 VUV211	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$4.21 VUV499	+206.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$4.02 VUV476	+1117.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.57 VUV186	+226.6%
Average			+138.3%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.78 VUV803	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	+91.0%
Average			+69.5%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$363.08 VUV43,000	+2563.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+177.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+154.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$484.28 VUV57,353	+790.5%
Average			+257.5%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$624.84 VUV74,000	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-16.8%
Average			-20.3%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$5.07 VUV600	+114.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.08 VUV483	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$9.29 VUV1,100	+453.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$68.29 VUV8,088	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	??
Average			+77.6%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$40.99 VUV4,854	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$67.55 VUV8,000	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$84.40 VUV9,995	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$101.28 VUV11,995	-46.0%
Average			-24.2%

Mongolia vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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