Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
|
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