Cost of living comparison

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Berlin is 12.4% more expensive than Port Vila.

If you lived in Berlin instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
VUV1,334
$16.08
€15.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
VUV1,139
$11.79
€11.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV257
$2.88
€2.76

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$1.96
€1.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$6.66
€6.39
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
VUV1,014
$4.57
€4.38

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$7.19
€6.89
Monthly public transit pass $67.38
VUV8,000
$52.52
€50.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
$31,799.21
€30,488.23

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pay 42.3% less for housing

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
$44.99
€43.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,867.11
VUV221,667
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,407.24
VUV167,070
$938.86
€900.16

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.58
VUV55,750
$306.98
€294.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,586.82
VUV782,000
$9,639.17
€9,241.78

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.59
VUV545
$4.29
€4.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
VUV604
$3.98
€3.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$9.11
€8.73

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pay 53.4% more for clothing

 
Port Vila
Berlin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.33
VUV5,500
$85.49
€81.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$67.38
VUV8,000
$40.99
€39.30
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.08
VUV12,000
$95.49
€91.55

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