Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 24.0% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$21.80
NOK243.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$12.31
NOK137.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$3.63
NOK40.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$2.81
NOK31.38
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.25
NOK36.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.40
NOK71.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.87
NOK87.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$4.50
NOK50.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$6.79
NOK75.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.44
NOK16.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.04
NOK11.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.43
NOK15.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$2.19
NOK24.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.08
NOK12.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.04
NOK11.60
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.74
NOK86.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$81.47
NOK908.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$36,328.41
NOK405,265.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$20.53
NOK228.97
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$52.77
NOK588.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,979.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,664.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$179.32
NOK2,000.43
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$257.78
NOK2,875.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,656.50
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$9.99
NOK111.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.35
NOK48.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$14.53
NOK162.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK513.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$15.21
NOK169.70
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$97.96
NOK1,092.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$49.61
NOK553.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$112.16
NOK1,251.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$133.33
NOK1,487.32
|
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