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Puerto Rico vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 14.5% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Vanuatu, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$15.10	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$10.01	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$1.58	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.35	-30.2%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$3.18	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$4.16	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$8.11	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$5.34	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$3.76	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$2.50	+18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.06	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.54	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.84	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.65	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.04	+8.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$3.65	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$35.20	-47.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$34,700.00	+51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$9.22	+5.2%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 56.4% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$62.46	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$800.93	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$580.00	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$242.07	-40.4%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$453.00	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$9,760.00	+43.6%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$2.73	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$3.38	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$11.21	+22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$37.37	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$9.90	-20.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$42.97	+28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$54.22	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$81.06
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$96.00
Average			+4.9%

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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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