Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.5 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA933
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA933
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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