Cost of living comparison

Brasilia, Brazil

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.7 times more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 84.0% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Port Vila are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.0% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 R$39.89	$11.23 VUV1,334	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$34.90	$9.60 VUV1,139	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 R$6.52	$2.17 VUV257	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 R$4.37	$1.73 VUV206	+126.9%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.98	$2.46 VUV293	+57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 R$25.38	$10.11 VUV1,200	+128.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 R$20.44	$8.55 VUV1,014	+139.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$12.04	$5.20 VUV618	+147.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.42 R$8.14	$8.41 VUV998	+491.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.96	$2.23 VUV265	+157.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.25	$0.96 VUV113	+68.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.86	$2.53 VUV301	+408.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.98	$1.15 VUV136	+64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.91	$1.98 VUV235	+289.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.06	$0.96 VUV114	+79.9%
Average			+184.6%

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$21.67	$7.17 VUV852	+89.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.46 R$248.80	$67.38 VUV8,000	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,385.57 R$139,607.42	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.21 R$41.28	$8.84 VUV1,050	+22.6%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.32 R$110.58	$228.83 VUV27,167	+1084.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.74 R$2,065.25	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+417.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.88 R$1,281.69	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+528.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 R$294.67	$347.82 VUV41,294	+575.8%
Average			+651.7%

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.58 R$2,642.57	$469.58 VUV55,750	+1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,525.09 R$65,981.12	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-42.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$9.97	$4.59 VUV545	+163.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 R$10.01	$5.09 VUV604	+191.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$11.97	$9.27 VUV1,100	+343.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$136.25	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.97 R$39.89	$12.63 VUV1,500	+81.3%
Average			+194.8%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.89 R$291.36	$46.33 VUV5,500	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.19 R$235.80	$67.38 VUV8,000	+63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.43 R$368.84	$101.08 VUV12,000	+56.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 R$318.92	$50.54 VUV6,000	-9.3%
Average			+25.6%

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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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