Cost of living comparison

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Port Vila is 2.6 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.54
MYR20.48
$11.23
VUV1,334
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.54
MYR20.48
$9.60
VUV1,139
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MYR3.80
$2.17
VUV257

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
MYR4.27
$2.46
VUV293
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.58
MYR34.16
$10.11
VUV1,200
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
MYR32.54
$8.55
VUV1,014

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.77
MYR7.99
$7.17
VUV852
Monthly public transit pass $11.36
MYR51.20
$67.38
VUV8,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$25.27
MYR113.90
$228.83
VUV27,167
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.30
MYR2,417.62
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $371.69
MYR1,675.58
$1,407.24
VUV167,070

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pay 30.5% more for childcare

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.80
MYR1,130.63
$469.58
VUV55,750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
$6,586.82
VUV782,000

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.09
MYR18.43
$4.59
VUV545
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
MYR13.16
$5.09
VUV604
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.09
MYR18.43
$9.27
VUV1,100

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Port Vila
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.74
MYR260.28
$46.33
VUV5,500
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.00
MYR157.78
$67.38
VUV8,000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.75
MYR346.00
$101.08
VUV12,000

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