Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.2% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
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