Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 92.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 59.2% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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