Cost of living comparison
Finland is 16.8% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Finland instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$13.74
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.04
€54.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$20.72
€19.37
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$744.51
€696.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$617.65
€577.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$346.47
€323.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$7.11
€6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$43.96
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$15.18
€14.19
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$117.91
€110.23
|
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