Cost of living comparison
India is 65.9% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in India instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 69.7% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 90.9% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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