Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 31.3% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Israel, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪68.21
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.09
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.40
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.39
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 72.5% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.09
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.01
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.39
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.47
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.21
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.01
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.25
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.85
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.23
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.27
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.17
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪25.76
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪201.32
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪138,216.93
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪45.79
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪96.94
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,593.19
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,127.95
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪591.82
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,167.35
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪42,572.36
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪28.62
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.23
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪34.73
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪231.15
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.35
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪300.29
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪192.52
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪406.15
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪463.89
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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