Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 17.1% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$14.76
SCR195.04
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$10.19
SCR134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$2.26
SCR29.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$2.24
SCR29.65
|
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pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.88
SCR24.79
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$10.83
SCR143.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$8.52
SCR112.59
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.87
SCR51.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.08
SCR40.70
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.95
SCR12.53
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.30
SCR17.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.90
SCR11.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$3.60
SCR47.55
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.78
SCR10.28
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.58
SCR7.63
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.76
SCR76.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR351.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$26,466.86
SCR349,722.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$45.76
SCR604.62
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$137.77
SCR1,820.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$1,117.62
SCR14,767.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$793.40
SCR10,483.66
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$84.66
SCR1,118.68
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$166.06
SCR2,194.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$7,986.24
SCR105,527.09
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$4.06
SCR53.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$5.02
SCR66.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$13.28
SCR175.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$95.18
SCR1,257.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.54
SCR73.14
|
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pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$67.83
SCR896.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$26.36
SCR348.30
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$72.67
SCR960.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$75.65
SCR999.60
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