Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.7 times more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$20.90
€20.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$4.67
€4.48
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
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pay 7.1% more for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.76
€4.56
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
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pay 46.0% more for transportation
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Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$8.55
€8.19
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$23.58
€22.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$20.36
€19.52
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
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pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$515.79
€494.52
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$625.91
€600.11
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