Cost of living comparison
Harare is 37.2% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Harare instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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