Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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