Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 28.2% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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