Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 44.4% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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