Cost of Living in Luganville

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2943
$5536
🛋️ Without rent
$735
$2135
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$2209
$3401
🍽️ Food
$574
$1486
🚐 Transport
$49.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$720
😀 Quality of life
33
🏙️ Population
13.2K

The average cost of living in Luganville is $2943, which is in the top 2% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 164th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 2 in Vanuatu.

The median after-tax salary is $720, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months. Ranked 8089th (TOP 87%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Vanuatu. With an estimated population of 13.2K, Luganville is the 2nd largest city in Vanuatu.

Why living in Luganville costs 4.1 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Luganville for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 7 km Santo Pekoa International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 4.4 µg/m³
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Prices in Luganville

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1932
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6306

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