Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 63.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Finland, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
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Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$2.46
VUV293
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
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|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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