Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.1 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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