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Dominica vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 16.6% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Dominica
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Dominica
Transportation: pay 60.5% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 77.8% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Dominica

The cost of transportation and clothing in Dominica are more expensive than in Vanuatu. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Dominica.

Dominica vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$7.40 EC$20.00	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$7.03 EC$19.00	-26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$2.47 EC$6.67	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$2.22 EC$6.00	+15.1%
Average			-13.8%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.10 EC$5.67	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$1.20 EC$3.25	-88.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$12.61 EC$34.07	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$5.60 EC$15.13	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$5.09 EC$13.76	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$2.91 EC$7.86	+38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.07 EC$2.90	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$2.03 EC$5.49	-25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$2.33 EC$6.30	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.62 EC$4.37	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.37 EC$3.71	+43.8%
Average			-4.0%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$5.39 EC$14.58	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$53.13 EC$143.58	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$29.23 EC$79.00	+233.5%
Average			+60.5%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.8% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$70.92 EC$191.67	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$283.68 EC$766.67	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$203.51 EC$550.00	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$108.58 EC$293.44	-73.3%
Average			-77.8%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$129.51 EC$350.00	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-34.7%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$1.85 EC$5.00	-61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$4.13 EC$11.17	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$7.40 EC$20.00	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$46.25 EC$125.00	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$8.33 EC$22.50	-33.5%
Average			-34.7%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$55.50 EC$150.00	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$37.00 EC$100.00	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00
Average			+10.8%

Vanuatu vs. Dominica - 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: December 2025

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