Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 84.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 86.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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