Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 16.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 36.9% more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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