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Travel budget in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: calculate your travel budget

Vanuatu: sample budgets by traveller type

These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Vanuatu for 2 people.

* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).

Cost of living in Vanuatu in 2025

Cost of living: Vanuatu VS Belgium

On average, the cost of living in Vanuatu in 2025 is 13% less than in Belgium.

The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices Belgium in in Belgium and Belgium by types of expenses:

Cost of living in Vanuatu by city

See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Vanuatu compared to the national average.

Local prices in Vanuatu by expense type

Vanuatu: Restaurant budget

Lunch

$ 13/person
($ 4.2 to $ 14)

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46% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 24

3 course dinner

$ 34/person
($ 21 to $ 50)

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28% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 47

McDonald's meal

$ 9.5/person
($ 6.6 to $ 13)

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31% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 14

Local beer

$ 4.8 for 500ml
($ 3.3 to $ 6.3)

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17% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 5.8

Imported beer

$ 2.9 for 330ml
($ 2.4 to $ 4.2)

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26% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.3

Cappuccino

$ 5.7/cup
($ 2.7 to $ 10)

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36% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 4.2

Fizzy drink

$ 2.6/can
($ 2.4 to $ 2.7)

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23% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3.3

Water bottle

$ 2/bottle
($ 1.3 to $ 2.4)

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35% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3

Vanuatu: Hotel and accommodation budget

1-star hotel

$ 63/night
($ 18 to $ 188)

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40% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 105

2-star hotel

$ 81/night
($ 38 to $ 140)

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44% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 145

3-star hotel

$ 121/night
($ 68 to $ 196)

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21% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 155

4-star hotel

$ 92/night
($ 34 to $ 214)

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50% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 186

5-star hotel

$ 119/night
($ 88 to $ 198)

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51% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 243

Hostel/Youth Hostel

$ 54/month
($ 28 to $ 100)

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55% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 121

Room with kitchen

$ 90/month
($ 26 to $ 182)

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54% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 198

Hotel with swimming pool

$ 121/month
($ 59 to $ 222)

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37% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 193

Cottage or guest house

$ 56/month
($ 50 to $ 69)

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66% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 169

Family room

$ 203/month
($ 110 to $ 348)

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20% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 256

Vanuatu: Supermarket food budget

Milk

$ 2.6/litre
($ 1.9 to $ 3.1)

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100% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1.3

Bread

$ 2.8/500g
($ 1.3 to $ 4.5)

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10% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.6

Rice

$ 3.7/kg
($ 1.6 to $ 5)

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58% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.3

Eggs

$ 5.2/12 eggs
($ 2.3 to $ 6.4)

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30% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 4.1

Chicken

$ 17/kg
($ 8.2 to $ 26)

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36% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 13

Apples

$ 4.6/kg
($ 3.9 to $ 5.3)

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65% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.8

Tomatoes

$ 5/kg
($ 2.4 to $ 8.2)

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56% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3.2

Potatoes

$ 5.1/kg
($ 1.9 to $ 9.2)

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114% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.4

Water bottle

$ 1.4
($ 0.8 to $ 4.2)

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31% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1

Vanuatu: Public and private transport budget

Bus ticket

$ 1.5/ticket
($ 1.3 to $ 2.1)

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50% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3

Taxi (per km)

$ 0.8/km
( $ 0.8)

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71% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.9

Petrol

$ 1.9/litre
($ 1.6 to $ 2.3)

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3% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1.9

Taxi (initial pick-up charge)

$ 2.1
($ 1.6 to $ 2.4)

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64% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 5.8

Car hire

$ 68/24hrs
($ 64 to $ 73)

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14% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 60

Vanuatu: Leisure activity budget

Cinema

$ 13/ticket
($ 13 to $ 13)

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17% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 16

Tennis

$ 17/hr
( $ 17)

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24% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 22

Vanuatu: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

Cigarettes

$ 9.5/pack
($ 8.6 to $ 17)

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28% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 14

Levi's jeans

$ 34
( $ 34)

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68% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 107

Summer dress

$ 68
( $ 68)

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40% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 48

Plane ticket budget

Melbourne → Port-Vila

$ 564
(fair price: $ 476)

Sydney → Port-Vila

$ 484
(fair price: $ 393)

Auckland → Port-Vila

$ 642
(fair price: $ 509)

London → Port-Vila

$ 2123
(fair price: $ 1757)

Los Angeles → Port-Vila

$ 1552
(fair price: $ 1259)

New York City → Port-Vila

$ 2182
(fair price: $ 1936)

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