Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 1.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.4% less in Port Vila
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% less in Port Vila
- Transportation
-
pay 23.7% more in Port Vila
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% more in Port Vila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.8% less in Port Vila
The cost of housing and transportation in Port Vila are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Port Vila.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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