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Rhode Island vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Rhode Island is 5.8% more expensive than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.8% more in Rhode Island
Groceries
pay 25.3% less in Rhode Island
Transportation
pay 1.9% more in Rhode Island
Housing
pay 8.8% more in Rhode Island
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Rhode Island
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.5% more in Rhode Island
Clothing
pay 12.8% less in Rhode Island

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Rhode Island are more expensive than in Vanuatu. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Rhode Island. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Vanuatu, you would:

pay 27.8% more for restaurants

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.67
VUV1,500
$22.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $14.35
VUV1,700
$13.38
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.28
VUV270
$2.87
 
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pay 25.3% less for groceries

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.94
VUV230
$3.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.86
VUV1,050
$5.94
 
Milk (1 gallon) $10.63
VUV1,259
$3.94
 
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pay 1.9% more for transportation

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.78
VUV803
$4.02
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.55
VUV8,000
$70.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,220.47
VUV3M
$36,541.58
 
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pay 8.8% more for housing

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $363.08
VUV43,000
$76.56
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,579.90
VUV187K
$2,081.88
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,131.05
VUV134K
$1,759.17
 
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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $624.84
VUV74,000
$1,824.60
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,873.26
VUV814K
$25,666.67
 
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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.07
VUV600
$6.25
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
VUV483
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.29
VUV1,100
$13.11
 
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pay 12.8% less for clothing

 
Vanuatu
Rhode Island
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $40.99
VUV4,854
$47.12
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $67.55
VUV8,000
$27.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $84.40
VUV9,995
$92.50
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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