Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.9 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 100.0% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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