Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 31.6% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 82.0% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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