Cost of living comparison
Managua is 34.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Managua instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
?? | |
pay 81.9% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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