Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 43.6% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
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