Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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