Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Pago Pago instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Pago Pago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
?? |
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