Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.2 times more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 78.0% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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