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Mexico vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 31.0% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Mexico
Groceries: pay 40.5% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 77.4% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Mexico

The cost of transportation and clothing in Mexico are more expensive than in Vanuatu. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Mexico.

Mexico vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$10.13 MX$182.77	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$8.37 MX$150.91	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$1.38 MX$24.82	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.04 MX$18.80	-45.9%
Average			-30.9%

Vanuatu vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.62 MX$47.20	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$4.26 MX$76.85	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$5.95 MX$107.28	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$2.45 MX$44.18	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$3.68 MX$66.29	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.27 MX$22.85	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.67 MX$12.13	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.93 MX$16.71	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.83 MX$14.88	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.90 MX$16.19	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.98 MX$17.65	+2.6%
Average			-40.5%

Vanuatu vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$5.00 MX$90.22	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$28.70 MX$517.59	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$23,996.60 MX$432,754.65	+4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$19.51 MX$351.88	+122.6%
Average			+10.1%

Vanuatu vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.4% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$29.35 MX$529.34	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$587.67 MX$10,597.97	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$443.50 MX$7,997.99	-65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$49.22 MX$887.71	-87.9%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$236.91 MX$4,272.44	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$5,569.03 MX$100,431.91	-18.0%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$2.44 MX$43.93	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$3.34 MX$60.22	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$4.42 MX$79.65	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$39.27 MX$708.14	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$5.43 MX$97.99	-56.6%
Average			-48.2%

Vanuatu vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$53.04 MX$956.50	+58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$40.66 MX$733.18	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$95.33 MX$1,719.26
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$87.49 MX$1,577.77
Average			+9.8%

Vanuatu vs. Mexico - 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: December 2025

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