Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 93.5% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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