Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 6.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of United States, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$13.04
VUV1,533
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$10.43
VUV1,226
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.17
VUV255
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.87
VUV102
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.43
VUV286
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$10.94
VUV1,286
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$7.44
VUV874
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$4.02
VUV473
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$8.53
VUV1,002
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.62
VUV191
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.45
VUV171
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$2.06
VUV242
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.94
VUV228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.17
VUV138
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
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United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$5.24
VUV616
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$52.15
VUV6,130
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$13,492.36
VUV1,586,073
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|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$11.24
VUV1,322
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
|
United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$121.68
VUV14,304
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$1,126.68
VUV132,445
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$726.74
VUV85,431
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$201.05
VUV23,634
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$551.57
VUV64,839
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|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$5,933.31
VUV697,480
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$3.91
VUV460
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$3.39
VUV399
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$7.82
VUV920
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$68.06
VUV8,001
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$5.87
VUV690
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$47.80
VUV5,619
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$34.76
VUV4,087
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$104.29
VUV12,260
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$52.15
VUV6,130
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