Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 35.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€34.72
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.38
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.40
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.92
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.27
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.10
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.37
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.80
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.94
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.32
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.52
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.73
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€491.31
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Vanuatu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€428.50
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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