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Port Vila vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 15.2% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Port Vila

The cost of housing, restaurants, and groceries in Port Vila are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Port Vila. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.52	$11.23 VUV1,334	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.01	$9.60 VUV1,139	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.02	$2.17 VUV257	+42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.49	$1.73 VUV206	+54.7%
Average			+33.8%

Singapore vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Singapore	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.80	$2.46 VUV293	+17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.20	$10.11 VUV1,200	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD13.82	$8.55 VUV1,014	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.39	$5.20 VUV618	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD5.98	$8.41 VUV998	+86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.40	$2.23 VUV265	+23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.81	$0.96 VUV113	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.39	$2.53 VUV301	+40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.68	$1.15 VUV136	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.36	$1.98 VUV235	+94.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.38	$0.96 VUV114	-7.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Singapore	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD10.89	$7.17 VUV852	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD120.17	$67.38 VUV8,000	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD180,250.01	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-82.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.62	$8.84 VUV1,050	-6.7%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Singapore	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD48.12	$228.83 VUV27,167	+532.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,653.47	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,646.86	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD161.62	$347.82 VUV41,294	+186.4%
Average			+164.5%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,583.43	$469.58 VUV55,750	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD36,428.06	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-75.9%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD8.96	$4.59 VUV545	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.27	$5.09 VUV604	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD16.82	$9.27 VUV1,100	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD140.01	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.02	$12.63 VUV1,500	+11.9%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Singapore	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD88.26	$46.33 VUV5,500	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD59.04	$67.38 VUV8,000	+51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD128.70	$101.08 VUV12,000	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD148.56	$50.54 VUV6,000	-54.7%
Average			-7.1%

Singapore vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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