Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 56.2% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$3.32
LKR977.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$6.65
LKR1,955.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.69
LKR201.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.37
LKR110.01
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.61
LKR180.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.00
LKR2,058.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$6.30
LKR1,854.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.23
LKR655.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.36
LKR693.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$3.37
LKR991.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.50
LKR148.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.74
LKR807.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.56
LKR165.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.48
LKR142.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.53
LKR155.01
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.74
LKR1,396.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,857.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,969,458.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$3.06
LKR899.65
|
|
pay 85.6% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$17.03
LKR5,010.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$303.18
LKR89,216.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$159.51
LKR46,938.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$36.13
LKR10,633.18
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$25.07
LKR7,378.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$500.02
LKR147,141.76
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.99
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.49
LKR732.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$8.14
LKR2,395.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$14.54
LKR4,278.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$3.69
LKR1,085.44
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$28.44
LKR8,368.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$19.86
LKR5,842.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$64.29
LKR18,918.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$36.55
LKR10,756.65
|
|
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