Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 38.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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