Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB815.36
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,260.42
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB11,071.68
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
|
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