Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 52.0% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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