Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 20.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 69.1% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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