Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 3.0 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 93.7% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Port Vila

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Port Vila are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Port Vila. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 93.7% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY343.69	$11.23 VUV1,334	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY286.41	$9.60 VUV1,139	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.07	$2.17 VUV257	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.87	$1.73 VUV206	+243.5%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.87	$2.46 VUV293	+195.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY181.56	$10.11 VUV1,200	+119.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.71	$8.55 VUV1,014	+119.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.23	$5.20 VUV618	+209.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY106.34	$8.41 VUV998	+211.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.17	$2.23 VUV265	+358.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.72	$0.96 VUV113	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.89	$2.53 VUV301	+458.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.34	$1.15 VUV136	+111.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.75	$1.98 VUV235	+700.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.05	$0.96 VUV114	+319.3%
Average			+255.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY189.67	$7.17 VUV852	+49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY343.69	$67.38 VUV8,000	+672.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY212.84	$8.84 VUV1,050	+63.7%
Average			+184.2%

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	Ankara	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY453.10	$228.83 VUV27,167	+1889.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+215.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+252.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	$347.82 VUV41,294	+555.4%
Average			+728.1%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	$469.58 VUV55,750	-6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-36.6%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY137.48	$4.59 VUV545	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.98	$5.09 VUV604	+79.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.19	$9.27 VUV1,100	+355.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY229.13	$12.63 VUV1,500	+117.2%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	$46.33 VUV5,500	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	$67.38 VUV8,000	+47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	$101.08 VUV12,000	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	$50.54 VUV6,000	-45.8%
Average			-4.8%

Ankara 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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