Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.5 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Port Vila

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Port Vila are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB809.40	$11.23 VUV1,334	+87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB841.14	$9.60 VUV1,139	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB105.90	$2.17 VUV257	+175.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB67.74	$1.73 VUV206	+245.0%
Average			+140.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB162.09	$2.46 VUV293	+105.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB654.73	$10.11 VUV1,200	+108.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB820.01	$8.55 VUV1,014	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB357.37	$5.20 VUV618	+96.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB761.67	$8.41 VUV998	+48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB445.35	$2.23 VUV265	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB68.31	$0.96 VUV113	+88.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB145.46	$2.53 VUV301	+135.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB52.14	$1.15 VUV136	+196.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB41.99	$1.98 VUV235	+536.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB107.13	$0.96 VUV114	+21.2%
Average			+122.2%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB658.28	$7.17 VUV852	+47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	$67.38 VUV8,000	+573.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB494.41	$8.84 VUV1,050	+141.3%
Average			+188.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	$228.83 VUV27,167	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+189.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+232.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	$347.82 VUV41,294	+178.6%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	$469.58 VUV55,750	+476.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-85.0%
Average			+195.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB134.90	$4.59 VUV545	+359.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB155.10	$5.09 VUV604	+342.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB539.60	$9.27 VUV1,100	+131.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB903.83	$12.63 VUV1,500	+88.6%
Average			+230.4%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	$46.33 VUV5,500	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	$67.38 VUV8,000	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	$101.08 VUV12,000	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	$50.54 VUV6,000	-57.6%
Average			-19.8%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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