Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 6.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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