Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 31.5% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Douglas
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
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pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
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pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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