Cost of living comparison

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Bangui is 14.0% more expensive than Port Vila.

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

 
Port Vila
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.27
VUV1,338
$8.26
FCFA5,014
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.62
VUV1,142
$12.38
FCFA7,520
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV258
$2.06
FCFA1,253

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

 
Port Vila
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$2.89
FCFA1,755
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$3.10
FCFA1,880
Milk (1 gallon) $8.02
VUV953
$17.19
FCFA10,438

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

 
Port Vila
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$9.37
FCFA5,694
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
??

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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Port Vila
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,080.96
VUV128,333
$1,997.46
FCFA1,213,121
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,339.71
VUV159,053
$2,410.88
FCFA1,464,205

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Vila
Bangui
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 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Vila
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.63
VUV549
$2.89
FCFA1,755
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.11
VUV607
$2.48
FCFA1,504
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$4.13
FCFA2,507

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Vila
Bangui
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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