Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 3.0 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 77.6% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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