Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 83.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 27.6% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$11.23 VUV1,334	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$9.60 VUV1,139	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$2.17 VUV257	+20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$1.73 VUV206	-3.2%
Average			+10.4%

Warsaw vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$2.46 VUV293	+126.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$10.11 VUV1,200	+131.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$8.55 VUV1,014	+125.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$5.20 VUV618	+72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$8.41 VUV998	+231.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$2.23 VUV265	+391.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$0.96 VUV113	+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$2.53 VUV301	+208.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$1.15 VUV136	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$1.98 VUV235	+378.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.96 VUV114	+105.6%
Average			+161.9%

Warsaw vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$7.17 VUV852	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	$67.38 VUV8,000	+147.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$8.84 VUV1,050	+11.7%
Average			+37.6%

Warsaw vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$228.83 VUV27,167	+1230.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	+74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	+69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$347.82 VUV41,294	+55.0%
Average			+357.3%

Warsaw vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$469.58 VUV55,750	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	-47.6%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$4.59 VUV545	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$5.09 VUV604	+39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$9.27 VUV1,100	+94.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$12.63 VUV1,500	+45.9%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$46.33 VUV5,500	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$67.38 VUV8,000	+62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$101.08 VUV12,000	+14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$50.54 VUV6,000	-50.5%
Average			-5.5%

Warsaw vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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