Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 31.0% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of France, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
France
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
France
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
France
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
France
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
France
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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