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Vanuatu vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.7 times more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 9.3 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 1.9% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.1% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Romania	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$12.52 VUV1,530	+24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$9.56 VUV1,168	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$2.55 VUV311	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$1.93 VUV236	+19.4%
Average			+25.8%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Romania	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$2.54 VUV310	+115.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$10.02 VUV1,224	+149.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$9.06 VUV1,107	+61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$5.26 VUV642	+72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$8.33 VUV1,018	+187.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$2.11 VUV258	+314.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.88 VUV108	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$2.73 VUV333	+288.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$2.46 VUV301	+164.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$1.96 VUV240	+399.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.95 VUV117	+129.9%
Average			+173.6%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Romania	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$7.11 VUV869	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$66.78 VUV8,158	+184.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$8.77 VUV1,071	+23.8%
Average			+52.5%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.3 times more for housing

	Romania	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$226.79 VUV27,704	+2354.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+388.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+342.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$406.43 VUV49,650	+249.1%
Average			+833.6%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

	Romania	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$617.75 VUV75,464	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-13.5%
Average			+1.9%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of childcare

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$4.81 VUV588	+105.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$5.70 VUV696	+127.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$9.18 VUV1,122	+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$67.52 VUV8,248	+60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$12.52 VUV1,530	+81.4%
Average			+86.1%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Romania	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$33.39 VUV4,079	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$66.78 VUV8,158	+73.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	??
Average			+11.8%

Romania vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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