Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 4.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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