Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 60.4% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Vanuatu
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Vanuatu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
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Vanuatu
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Vanuatu
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
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