Cost of living comparison
Praia is 28.9% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Praia instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
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pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
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pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
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|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
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pay 71.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
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|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
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|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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