Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 70.4% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Prague, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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