Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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