Cost of living comparison
Lima is 33.7% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Lima instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
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