Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.9 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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