Cost of living comparison
Baku is 38.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Baku instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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