Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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