Switzerland vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Switzerland Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7289
$4118
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$2929
$1983
🍽️ Food expenses
$872
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6611
$533
💸 GDP per capita
$99565
$3515
😃 Human freedom index
9.14
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
50
🌐 English speaking %
61.3%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
99
1
😀 Quality of life
100
45
🏙️ Population
8.9M
300K

The average cost of living in Switzerland ($2846) is 47% more expensive than in Vanuatu ($1940). Switzerland ranked 4th vs 17th for Vanuatu in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Switzerland compared to 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 1st and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Switzerland vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Switzerland and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Switzerland Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.8
$9.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$114
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.13
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$5.71
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.86
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$971
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3162
$2709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2517
$1540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.41%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15526
$3239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8758
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$5.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$5.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$9.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.3
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.07
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$134
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2492
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28537
$6863

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In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1938
49K
Luganville
$1946
17.7K