Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 8.4% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
|
pay 38.6% more for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
|
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