Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 30.9% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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