Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.2 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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