Cost of living comparison
London is 93.3% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in London instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
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pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
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pay 1.8% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
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pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.66
£52.25
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
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pay 66.4% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$135.36
£107.72
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