Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 66.2% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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