Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 6.2% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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