Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vanuatu vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary
Vanuatu is 61.6% more expensive than Portugal overall.
Vanuatu vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.13
€11.34
|
$12.52
VUV1,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.15
|
$9.56
VUV1,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.66
|
$2.55
VUV302
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.21
|
$1.93
VUV228
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.31
|
$2.54
VUV301
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€4.95
|
$10.02
VUV1,186
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
€3.56
|
$9.06
VUV1,073
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.71
|
$5.26
VUV623
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
€2.95
|
$8.33
VUV987
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.91
|
$2.11
VUV250
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$0.88
VUV105
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.73
|
$2.73
VUV323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
$2.46
VUV292
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.64
|
$1.96
VUV233
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.78
|
$0.95
VUV113
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
€6.44
|
$7.11
VUV842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.12
€33.77
|
$66.78
VUV7,911
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,916.24
€30,144.38
|
$22,956.84
VUV3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
€11.03
|
$8.77
VUV1,038
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.01
€35.41
|
$226.79
VUV26,863
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.63
€824.17
|
$1,906.11
VUV226K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$787.92
€680.24
|
$1,278.71
VUV151K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.92
€82.81
|
$406.43
VUV48,142
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$512.86
€442.77
|
$617.75
VUV73,172
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,479.69
€9,047.47
|
$6,795.22
VUV805K
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
€2.21
|
$4.81
VUV570
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
€1.77
|
$5.70
VUV675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.44
|
$9.18
VUV1,088
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€38.58
|
$67.52
VUV7,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.76
€7.56
|
$12.52
VUV1,483
|
|
Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.22
€70.98
|
$33.39
VUV3,955
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.56
€34.15
|
$66.78
VUV7,911
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.53
€77.29
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.44
€89.31
|
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Portugal vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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