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Doha vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 2.6% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Doha
Housing: pay 45.9% less in Doha
Childcare: pay 70.2% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Doha
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Doha

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Doha are more expensive than in Port Vila. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Doha.

Doha vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$8.22 QAR29.90	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$7.53 QAR27.41	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$0.90 QAR3.27	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$0.36 QAR1.30	-79.4%
Average			-46.6%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$1.57 QAR5.70	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$5.74 QAR20.88	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$7.99 QAR29.09	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$2.55 QAR9.29	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$3.84 QAR13.99	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$0.86 QAR3.13	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.71 QAR2.60	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$0.67 QAR2.44	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$0.61 QAR2.21	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$0.43 QAR1.55	-78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$0.56 QAR2.05	-41.4%
Average			-47.2%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$2.14 QAR7.79	-70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$32.87 QAR119.62	-51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$19.72 QAR71.77	+123.0%
Average			-1.0%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.9% less for housing

	Port Vila	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$87.95 QAR320.09	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$75.85 QAR276.07	-78.2%
Average			-45.9%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of housing

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pay 70.2% more for childcare

	Port Vila	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	+69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	+70.6%
Average			+70.2%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$10.96 QAR39.87	+138.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$5.26 QAR19.13	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$6.57 QAR23.92	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$117.97 QAR429.37
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$12.32 QAR44.86	-2.5%
Average			+27.6%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$61.12 QAR222.45	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$55.31 QAR201.31	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$96.92 QAR352.76	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$94.98 QAR345.69	+87.9%
Average			+24.5%

Port Vila vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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