Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.4 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 25.0% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
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$50.54
VUV6,000
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