Cost of living comparison

 Vanuatu
compared to
 Monaco
Monaco vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 2.8 times more expensive than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Monaco
Groceries
pay 50.4% more in Monaco
Transportation
pay 54.9% more in Monaco
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Monaco
Childcare
pay 5.2 times more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.8% more in Monaco
Clothing
pay 4.0 times more in Monaco

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Monaco are more expensive than in Vanuatu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

Monaco vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of Vanuatu, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
VUV1,334
$36.21
€33.30
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
VUV1,139
$11.32
€10.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV257
$5.61
€5.16

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$5.69
€5.24
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$11.39
€10.47
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
VUV1,014
$8.62
€7.93

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$8.68
€7.98
Monthly public transit pass $67.38
VUV8,000
$29.74
€27.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
$49,160.43
€45,202.92

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
$110.93
€102.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,867.11
VUV221,667
$9,401.30
€8,644.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,407.24
VUV167,070
$6,591.34
€6,060.73

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.58
VUV55,750
$2,759.79
€2,537.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,586.82
VUV782,000
$29,406.50
€27,039.22

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.59
VUV545
$9.11
€8.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
VUV604
$6.29
€5.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$12.06
€11.09

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

 
Vanuatu
Monaco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.33
VUV5,500
$194.39
€178.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$67.38
VUV8,000
$75.16
€69.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.08
VUV12,000
$203.37
€187.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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