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Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 9.0% more expensive than New Caledonia overall.

Restaurants
pay 1.9% less in Vanuatu
Groceries
pay 12.7% less in Vanuatu
Transportation
pay 19.1% less in Vanuatu
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare
pay 22.4% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.5% less in Vanuatu
Clothing
pay 31.6% less in Vanuatu

Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

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Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of New Caledonia, you would:

pay 1.9% less for restaurants

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.58
CFPF2,017
$12.52
VUV1,483
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $14.68
CFPF1,513
$9.56
VUV1,132
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
CFPF265
$2.55
VUV302
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pay 12.7% less for groceries

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.90
CFPF298
$2.54
VUV301
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.50
CFPF1,597
$10.02
VUV1,186
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
CFPF477
$9.06
VUV1,073
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pay 19.1% less for transportation

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.29
CFPF648
$7.11
VUV842
Monthly public transit pass $87.11
CFPF8,974
$66.78
VUV7,911
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,076.13
CFPF3M
$22,956.84
VUV3M
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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $51.39
CFPF5,294
$226.79
VUV26,863
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $856.43
CFPF88,232
$1,906.11
VUV226K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $783.02
CFPF80,669
$1,278.71
VUV151K
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pay 22.4% less for childcare

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $796.07
CFPF82,014
$617.75
VUV73,172
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,795.22
VUV805K
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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.52
CFPF1,084
$4.81
VUV570
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.91
CFPF506
$5.70
VUV675
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $20.36
CFPF2,097
$9.18
VUV1,088
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pay 31.6% less for clothing

 
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $115.01
CFPF11,848
$33.39
VUV3,955
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $61.99
CFPF6,386
$66.78
VUV7,911
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $103.99
CFPF10,714
??
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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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