Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Vanuatu
  3. Italy
  4. Comparison
VUV
COMPARED TO
EUR

Italy is 12.7% more expensive than Vanuatu.

If you lived in Italy instead of Vanuatu, you would:
local_dining

pay 14.1% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.17
VUV1,732
$16.28
€14.27
+0.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.09
VUV1,188
$9.39
€8.23
-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
VUV230
$2.48
€2.17
+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.80
VUV86
$1.24
€1.09
+55.5%
Average +14.1%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 4.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.22
VUV238
$1.86
€1.63
-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.39
VUV1,220
$7.41
€6.50
-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
VUV869
$4.98
€4.36
-38.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.12
VUV441
$3.33
€2.92
-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $7.89
VUV846
$4.42
€3.88
-44.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.69
VUV181
$0.95
€0.83
-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.22
VUV23
$0.90
€0.79
+314.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.54
VUV164
$0.97
€0.85
-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.17
VUV232
$1.08
€0.95
-50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.20
VUV128
$0.69
€0.60
-42.8%
Onions (1 lb) $1.23
VUV132
$0.74
€0.65
-40.1%
Average -4.8%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 40.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.58
VUV597
$6.99
€6.13
+25.3%
Monthly public transit pass $55.44
VUV5,939
$43.01
€37.72
-22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,930.42
VUV1,492,226
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
+89.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.87
VUV1,272
$20.00
€17.54
+68.5%
Average +40.1%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 38.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $101.65
VUV10,888
$34.75
€30.47
-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,056.65
VUV113,188
$639.56
€560.83
-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $764.77
VUV81,922
$490.87
€430.44
-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $164.88
VUV17,662
$144.46
€126.68
-12.4%
Average -38.4%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 39.0% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $580.51
VUV62,184
$498.43
€437.07
-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,216.48
VUV665,909
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
+92.1%
Average +39.0%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.70
VUV396
$5.00
€4.38
+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.48
VUV373
$1.68
€1.47
-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.32
VUV891
$6.74
€5.91
-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $71.33
VUV7,640
$54.45
€47.74
-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.24
VUV668
$10.03
€8.79
+60.7%
Average +0.3%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 38.4% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $87.77
€76.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.96
VUV3,959
$37.94
€33.27
+2.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.89
VUV11,878
$97.30
€85.32
-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $55.44
VUV5,939
$124.71
€109.36
+124.9%
Average +38.4%
Vanuatu vs. Italy - 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: October 2021
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