Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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