Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 13.2 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 51.9 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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