Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 94.1% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
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 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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