Cost of living comparison

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 4.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 20.6 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 49.7% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$11.23 VUV1,334	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$9.60 VUV1,139	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$2.17 VUV257	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$1.73 VUV206	+65.9%
Average			-15.0%

Ashgabat vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$2.46 VUV293	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$10.11 VUV1,200	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$8.55 VUV1,014	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$5.20 VUV618	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$8.41 VUV998	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$2.23 VUV265	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$0.96 VUV113	-76.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$2.53 VUV301	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$1.15 VUV136	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$1.98 VUV235	+91.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.96 VUV114	+14.6%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$7.17 VUV852	+358.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$67.38 VUV8,000	+688.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$8.84 VUV1,050	-8.7%
Average			+247.8%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$228.83 VUV27,167	+141.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+88.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$347.82 VUV41,294	-20.2%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 20.6 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$469.58 VUV55,750	+1960.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,586.82 VUV782,000
Average			+1960.3%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$4.59 VUV545	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$5.09 VUV604	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$9.27 VUV1,100	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$12.63 VUV1,500	-11.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 49.7% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$46.33 VUV5,500	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$67.38 VUV8,000	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$101.08 VUV12,000	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$50.54 VUV6,000	-70.4%
Average			-49.7%

Ashgabat vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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