Cost of living and expenses in Vanuatu

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Vanuatu? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Vanuatu, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Vanuatu (The last update: 4 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu (VUV). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.19 thousand Vanuatu vatus. For 100 US dollars you can get 11.9 thousand Vanuatu vatus. And the other way around: For 100 Vanuatu vatus you can get 0.842 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Vanuatu? Look here: Prices in cities in Vanuatu

Prices: Port Vila   Luganville  


Price fees $455 ($211 - $674)

fees

$455 ($211 - $674)
120% more than in United States

Price internet $229 ($84 - $337)

internet

$229 ($84 - $337)
220% more than in United States

Price jeans $46 ($34 - $59)

jeans

$46 ($34 - $59)
12% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $714

average earnings

$714
84% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $1.77K ($1.09K - $2.67K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$1.77K ($1.09K - $2.67K)
Very much like in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $1.75K ($1.35K - $2.99K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$1.75K ($1.35K - $2.99K)
28% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Vanuatu:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.7 (VUV 200)
  2. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.9 (VUV 225)
  3. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $23.2K (VUV 2.75M)
  4. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.77K (VUV 210K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $1.34K (VUV 159K)
  6. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $2.29K (VUV 272K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.75K (VUV 208K)
  8. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $455 (VUV 54K)
  9. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $229 (VUV 27.2K)
  10. numb_34 $25 (VUV 3K)
  11. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $46 (VUV 5.5K)
  12. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $67 (VUV 8K)
  13. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $101 (VUV 12K)
  14. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $51 (VUV 6K)
  15. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $37.9K (VUV 4.5M)
  16. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $448 (VUV 53.2K)
  17. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.29K (VUV 391K)
  18. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.36K (VUV 755K)
  19. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.99K (VUV 237K)
  20. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $714 (VUV 84.8K)
  21. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.5%
  22. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.7 (VUV 200)
  23. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.71 (VUV 84)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price coffee $5.1 ($2.5 - $10.1)

coffee

$5.1 ($2.5 - $10.1)
Very much like in United States

Price local beer $4.5 ($3.2 - $5.9)

local beer

$4.5 ($3.2 - $5.9)
25% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $229 ($84 - $337)

internet

$229 ($84 - $337)
220% more than in United States

Price rice $4 ($1.7 - $5.1)

rice

$4 ($1.7 - $5.1)
13% is less expensive than in United States

Price bottle of water $1.7 ($1.3 - $1.9)

bottle of water

$1.7 ($1.3 - $1.9)
17% is less expensive than in United States

Price bananas $2 ($1.7 - $2.5)

bananas

$2 ($1.7 - $2.5)
21% more than in United States