Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 47.4% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$4.91
F CFA2,981
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$6.59
F CFA4,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$9.62
F CFA5,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$9.46
F CFA5,748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.57
F CFA1,562
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.57
F CFA2,169
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.00
F CFA607
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.61
F CFA368
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.48
F CFA3,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
?? | |
pay 70.7% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$34.18
F CFA20,758
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$500.00
F CFA303,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$307.59
F CFA186,807
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$114.71
F CFA69,665
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
?? |
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.64
F CFA1,601
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$0.93
F CFA567
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$69.94
F CFA42,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$6.00
F CFA3,644
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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