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Vanuatu vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.3 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.2% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$153.27	$12.52 VUV1,488	+159.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$164.19	$9.56 VUV1,136	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$31.12	$2.55 VUV303	+160.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.31	$1.93 VUV229	+188.0%
Average			+148.4%

Taiwan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$56.22	$2.54 VUV302	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$295.55	$10.02 VUV1,190	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$378.48	$9.06 VUV1,077	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$83.17	$5.26 VUV625	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$113.22	$8.33 VUV990	+134.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$64.50	$2.11 VUV251	+4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.76	$0.88 VUV105	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.70	$2.73 VUV324	+118.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$49.27	$2.46 VUV293	+58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$38.33	$1.96 VUV233	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.67	$0.95 VUV113	-7.1%
Average			+44.4%

Taiwan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$120.38	$7.11 VUV845	+87.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,083.82	$66.78 VUV7,937	+96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1M	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$292.09	$8.77 VUV1,042	-4.5%
Average			+36.0%

Taiwan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$671.40	$226.79 VUV26,954	+974.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,658.85	$1,906.11 VUV227K	+344.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,409.24	$1,278.71 VUV152K	+332.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,745.19	$406.43 VUV48,306	+641.0%
Average			+573.0%

Taiwan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,527.59	$617.75 VUV73,422	+18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$530K	$6,795.22 VUV808K	-59.2%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$62.63	$4.81 VUV572	+144.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$95.52	$5.70 VUV677	+89.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$144.58	$9.18 VUV1,091	+102.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,192.68	$67.52 VUV8,025	+80.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$319.58	$12.52 VUV1,488	+24.7%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,070.81	$33.39 VUV3,969	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$993.98	$66.78 VUV7,937	+113.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,532.55	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,063.84	??
Average			+32.5%

Taiwan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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