Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 8.6% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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