Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 8.3% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$14.27
UYU593.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$10.38
UYU431.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$2.24
UYU93.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.68
UYU70.08
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.92
UYU121.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.16
UYU256.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$4.38
UYU182.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$4.58
UYU190.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.51
UYU187.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.08
UYU45.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.18
UYU48.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.73
UYU30.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.36
UYU56.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.86
UYU35.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.82
UYU34.00
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.50
UYU312.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.69
UYU1,943.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,725,976.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$22.44
UYU933.91
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$43.70
UYU1,818.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$610.68
UYU25,416.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$460.50
UYU19,166.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$109.30
UYU4,549.05
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$391.27
UYU16,285.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,559.48
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$3.37
UYU140.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$4.18
UYU174.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$5.19
UYU215.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$61.70
UYU2,567.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$10.64
UYU442.66
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$101.17
UYU4,210.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$44.13
UYU1,836.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$115.51
UYU4,807.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$119.30
UYU4,965.42
|
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