Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 60.4% more expensive than Anguilla overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.6% less in Vanuatu
- Groceries
-
pay 27.9% more in Vanuatu
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% less in Vanuatu
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3 times more in Vanuatu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.2% more in Vanuatu
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Anguilla. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Vanuatu. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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