Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 44.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Spain, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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