Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.6 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Tashkent
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Port Vila
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,548.88
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,365.02
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,352.44
|
$2.17
VUV257
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,178.84
|
$1.73
VUV206
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pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,269.69
|
$2.46
VUV293
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,909.84
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,077.29
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$8.55
VUV1,014
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,582.64
|
$5.20
VUV618
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,508.47
|
$8.41
VUV998
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,840.35
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$2.23
VUV265
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,855.74
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,436.43
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$2.53
VUV301
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,311.14
|
$1.15
VUV136
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,762.02
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$1.98
VUV235
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.95
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,393.14
|
$7.17
VUV852
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,594.04
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,367,610.81
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,844.79
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
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pay 8.8 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,466.45
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,431,233.80
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,338,126.28
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$1,407.24
VUV167,070
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,744.86
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
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pay 14.7% more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,769,966.86
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,687,893.61
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,149.23
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,682.51
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,992.27
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,206.27
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Port Vila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,716.61
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,298.54
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,754.94
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$101.08
VUV12,000
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,861.29
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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