Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.2 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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