Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.8 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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