Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 67.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.78
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.01
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.14
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.82
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.61
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.74
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.09
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.47
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.15
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,563.59
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.29
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.41
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€857.61
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€697.70
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.69
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€433.70
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,571.23
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.03
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.48
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.19
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.13
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.40
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.37
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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