Cost of living comparison

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Bamako is 47.4% cheaper than Port Vila.

If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Vila, you would:

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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

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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

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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
??

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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

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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
??

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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

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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
??

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