Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 39.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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