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Vanuatu vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.8 times more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 6.4 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.9% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Vanuatu

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Vanuatu are more expensive than in Jordan. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Jordan, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 JOD3.700	$11.23 VUV1,334	+115.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.63 JOD4.700	$9.60 VUV1,139	+44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$2.17 VUV257	+352.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.73 VUV206	+375.4%
Average			+222.0%

Jordan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$2.46 VUV293	+384.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 JOD2.340	$10.11 VUV1,200	+206.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 JOD3.750	$8.55 VUV1,014	+61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 JOD1.350	$5.20 VUV618	+173.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 JOD1.560	$8.41 VUV998	+282.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 JOD0.570	$2.23 VUV265	+179.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 JOD0.500	$0.96 VUV113	+35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$2.53 VUV301	+339.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.220	$1.15 VUV136	+262.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.98 VUV235	+443.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.96 VUV114	+180.2%
Average			+231.7%

Jordan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 JOD3.840	$7.17 VUV852	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 JOD22.570	$67.38 VUV8,000	+111.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,243.27 JOD17,907.570	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.82 JOD6.970	$8.84 VUV1,050	-9.9%
Average			+31.6%

Jordan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 JOD22.820	$228.83 VUV27,167	+611.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.15 JOD197.320	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+571.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.84 JOD144.610	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+590.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.53 JOD52.160	$347.82 VUV41,294	+373.0%
Average			+536.5%

Jordan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.70 JOD99.110	$469.58 VUV55,750	+236.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,155.50 JOD2,947.910	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	+58.5%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$4.59 VUV545	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 JOD1.830	$5.09 VUV604	+97.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 JOD2.460	$9.27 VUV1,100	+167.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.93 JOD36.130	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 JOD7.600	$12.63 VUV1,500	+17.9%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Jordan	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.98 JOD31.910	$46.33 VUV5,500	+3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.03 JOD27.690	$67.38 VUV8,000	+72.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.72 JOD57.970	$101.08 VUV12,000	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.17 JOD49.070	$50.54 VUV6,000	-26.9%
Average			+18.1%

Jordan vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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