Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 73.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$2.46
VUV293
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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