Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 98.3% more expensive than Jamaica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.4% more in Vanuatu
- Groceries
-
pay 38.2% more in Vanuatu
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% more in Vanuatu
- Housing
-
pay 3.8 times more in Vanuatu
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Vanuatu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.0% more in Vanuatu
- Clothing
-
pay 82.0% more in Vanuatu
The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Jamaica. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
JMD1,141.46
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
JMD1,228.76
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
JMD209.54
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
JMD133.24
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
JMD413.02
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
JMD931.65
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.43
JMD2,114.76
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
JMD527.29
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD467.53
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
JMD387.81
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
JMD189.83
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD269.23
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.80
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
JMD144.70
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
JMD120.62
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD761.41
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,921.76
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,601.97
JMD6,395,495.92
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.62
JMD3,562.92
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.42
JMD7,627.48
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.87
JMD93,701.32
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.79
JMD56,042.61
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.67
JMD16,014.20
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.86
JMD30,694.43
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,060.17
JMD324,512.20
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
JMD416.88
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
JMD480.29
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.65
JMD1,362.00
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.08
JMD6,470.07
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
JMD1,835.74
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 82.0% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.19
JMD3,809.66
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.83
JMD3,437.91
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.00
JMD10,395.97
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
JMD10,659.16
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
|
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