Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 8.9% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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