Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 71.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 73.1% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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