Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 25.6% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
|
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