Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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