Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.0 times more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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