Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.2% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Rome instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$2.22
€2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.15
€1.03
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.87
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.93
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$5.10
€4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.02
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.44
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€34.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$26,749.78
€24,105.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$17.87
€16.10
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$30.04
€27.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$1,171.95
€1,056.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$721.77
€650.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$175.72
€158.35
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$516.83
€465.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$9,813.53
€8,843.27
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$1.59
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$62.20
€56.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$67.31
€60.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$30.97
€27.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$81.10
€73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$103.39
€93.17
|
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