Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 95.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥997
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥765
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥236
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥885
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥845
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥312
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥422
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥254
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥315
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥196
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥654
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,948
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,935
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,443
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,365
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,590
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥419
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥430
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥617
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,933
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,853
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 53.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,639
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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