Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 29.0% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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