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Vanuatu vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 53.6% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.0% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 62.4% less in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$12.52 VUV1,530	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$9.56 VUV1,168	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.55 VUV311	+25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.93 VUV236	-15.5%
Average			-13.6%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.54 VUV310	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.02 VUV1,224
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$9.06 VUV1,107	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.26 VUV642	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$8.33 VUV1,018	+98.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.11 VUV258	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.88 VUV108	-36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.73 VUV333
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.46 VUV301	+46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.96 VUV240	+95.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.95 VUV117	+13.7%
Average			+20.3%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.11 VUV869
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV8,158
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.77 VUV1,071

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$226.79 VUV27,704
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+172.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+96.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$406.43 VUV49,650	+431.5%
Average			+233.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$617.75 VUV75,464
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,795.22 VUV830,105

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pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$4.81 VUV588	+116.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.70 VUV696	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.18 VUV1,122
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.52 VUV8,248
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$12.52 VUV1,530	+99.1%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 62.4% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$33.39 VUV4,079	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$66.78 VUV8,158
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??
Average			-62.4%

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