Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 92.5% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
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|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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