Cost of living comparison

Port Vila, Vanuatu

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 59.2% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 70.0% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 68.7% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 92.6% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.0% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$1.47 NPR201.60	-86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$0.46 NPR62.42	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$0.16 NPR22.13	-90.7%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 68.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$0.57 NPR77.45	-77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$4.70 NPR642.68	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$3.17 NPR434.23	-62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$1.62 NPR222.34	-68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$1.48 NPR202.32	-82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$1.09 NPR148.83	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.47 NPR64.41	-50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$0.52 NPR71.49	-79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$0.33 NPR44.82	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$0.22 NPR29.76	-89.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$0.29 NPR40.08	-69.6%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$4.85 NPR664.22	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	-85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	+24.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 92.6% less for housing

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	-95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	-92.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-92.4%
Average			-92.6%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-47.2%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$2.58 NPR352.81	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$1.66 NPR227.19	-67.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$2.95 NPR403.21	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$22.71 NPR3,108.05
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$3.31 NPR453.61	-73.8%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	-25.3%
Average			-43.6%

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