Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.2% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.98
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.64
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.14
€41.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$20.75
€19.47
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$765.75
€718.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$572.23
€536.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$327.88
€307.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$3.36
€3.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$52.35
€49.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.01
€8.46
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Cyprus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$104.36
€97.91
|
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