Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 69.7% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
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pay 69.3% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.54
VUV6,000
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