Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 48.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Italy, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.68
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,178.99
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.25
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.41
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€471.09
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.34
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.52
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,971.39
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.91
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.88
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Italy
|
Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.61
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.43
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.78
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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