Cost of living comparison
Castries is 21.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Castries instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
?? | |
pay 66.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
?? | |
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 40.9% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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