Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 33.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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