Cost of Living Comparison

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Indiana is 12.7% more expensive than Vanuatu.

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

pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.45 VUV1,655	$12.54	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.59 VUV1,135	$7.55	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 VUV218	$1.78	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 VUV85	$1.51	+90.2%
Average			+7.6%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 VUV177	$1.92	+16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.27 VUV1,207	$4.84	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 VUV858	$2.20	-72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 VUV426	$1.86	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 VUV615	$3.41	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 VUV145	$2.11	+56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 VUV23	$0.69	+225.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 VUV46	$2.10	+394.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 VUV146	$1.48	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 VUV89	$1.33	+58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 VUV96	$1.12	+25.1%
Average			+51.0%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 VUV613	$2.41	-57.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.97 VUV5,674	$39.75	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,592.32 VUV1,456,009	$26,489.00	+94.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.92 VUV1,277	$16.25	+36.3%
Average			+12.1%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$110.35 VUV11,821	$59.48	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,482.10 VUV158,762	$845.40	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$795.08 VUV85,169	$681.05	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.78 VUV18,079	$146.78	-13.0%
Average			-29.1%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of housing

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$603.62 VUV64,660	$769.79	+27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,942.57 VUV636,569	$10,502.08	+76.7%
Average			+52.1%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.31 VUV355	$3.44	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 VUV355	$3.88	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.95 VUV851	$6.45	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.99 VUV8,676	$33.55	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 VUV638	$9.99	+67.7%
Average			+2.3%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Vanuatu	Indiana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$38.13
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.31 VUV3,783	$32.82	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.59
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.00
Average			-7.1%

Vanuatu vs. Indiana - Cost of clothing

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