Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.2 times more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Bern instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
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