Cost of living comparison
Norway is 12.1% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Norway instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
|
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