Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.0 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
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Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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