Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 9.7% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Vanuatu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
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