Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 52.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Port Vila are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.84	$11.23 VUV1,334	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.89	$9.60 VUV1,139	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.06	$2.17 VUV257	-3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.04	$1.73 VUV206	+54.3%
Average			+2.6%

Rome vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$2.46 VUV293	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.46	$10.11 VUV1,200	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.72	$8.55 VUV1,014	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.47	$5.20 VUV618	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.52	$8.41 VUV998	+71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$2.23 VUV265	+107.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$0.96 VUV113	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$2.53 VUV301	+184.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$1.15 VUV136	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$1.98 VUV235	+171.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.96 VUV114	+22.7%
Average			+66.0%

Rome vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.60	$7.17 VUV852	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.63	$67.38 VUV8,000	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,736.05	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.83	$8.84 VUV1,050	-48.4%
Average			+4.5%

Rome vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Rome	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.19	$228.83 VUV27,167	+676.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,089.65	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €704.48	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €154.42	$347.82 VUV41,294	+107.9%
Average			+231.8%

Rome vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €469.75	$469.58 VUV55,750	-7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,684.89	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-37.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.95	$4.59 VUV545	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.41	$5.09 VUV604	+233.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.94	$9.27 VUV1,100	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.89	$12.63 VUV1,500	+17.9%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Rome	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.41	$46.33 VUV5,500	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.38	$67.38 VUV8,000	+119.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €71.24	$101.08 VUV12,000	+31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.46	$50.54 VUV6,000	-50.6%
Average			+17.6%

Rome vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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