Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.8 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.86
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.12
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.99
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB279.38
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.79
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.17
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.13
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.82
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.90
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.54
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.69
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.33
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.91
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB870.51
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB330.84
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.29
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.01
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.55
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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