Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.3 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 91.4% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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