Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 37.3% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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