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Gibraltar vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 33.6% more expensive than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Gibraltar
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Gibraltar
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Gibraltar
Housing: pay 25.6% less in Gibraltar
Childcare: pay 26.1% more in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Gibraltar
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Gibraltar

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

Gibraltar vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$20.03 GIP15.02	+60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$14.36 GIP10.76	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$1.66 GIP1.24	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.87 GIP1.40	-3.0%
Average			+18.1%

Vanuatu vs. Gibraltar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$1.97 GIP1.48	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$5.27 GIP3.95	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$7.33 GIP5.49	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$5.06 GIP3.80	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$3.98 GIP2.98	-52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.76 GIP1.32	-16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.64 GIP1.23	+85.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.97 GIP1.48	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.70 GIP1.27	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.26 GIP0.94	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.05 GIP0.79	+10.5%
Average			-14.6%

Vanuatu vs. Gibraltar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$5.78 GIP4.33	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$44,903.92 GIP33,661.10	+95.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$30.71 GIP23.02	+250.4%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$70.78 GIP53.06	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$2,025.41 GIP1,518.30	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$1,709.35 GIP1,281.37	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$107.69 GIP80.73	-73.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 26.1% more for childcare

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$779.00 GIP583.96	+26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	??
Average			+26.1%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$5.34 GIP4.00	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$3.51 GIP2.63	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$4.74 GIP3.55	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$80.13 GIP60.06	+18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$13.35 GIP10.01	+6.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Gibraltar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$132.99 GIP99.69	+298.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$44.24 GIP33.16	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$98.21 GIP73.62
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.48 GIP70.08
Average			+132.2%

Vanuatu vs. Gibraltar - 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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