Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 22.1% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.76
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.72
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.39
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.38
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.89
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.35
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.16
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€900.16
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€294.33
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.32
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.60
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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