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Port Vila vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 5.1 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 6.9 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 14.4 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Port Vila

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Port Vila are more expensive than in Asmara. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$12.52 VUV1,519	+4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$9.56 VUV1,159	+59.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$2.55 VUV309	+103.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.93 VUV234	+92.8%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Asmara	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.54 VUV308
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$10.02 VUV1,215	+567.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$9.06 VUV1,099	+70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.26 VUV638	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$8.33 VUV1,010	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.11 VUV256	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.88 VUV107	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$2.73 VUV331	+200.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$2.46 VUV299	+388.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$1.96 VUV238	+182.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.95 VUV116	+120.2%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Asmara	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$7.11 VUV862	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$66.78 VUV8,101	+734.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.77 VUV1,063
Average			+217.6%

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pay 6.9 times more for housing

	Asmara	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$226.79 VUV27,509	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$1,906.11 VUV231K	+301.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$1,278.71 VUV155K	+219.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$406.43 VUV49,300	+1832.7%
Average			+591.8%

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pay 14.4 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$617.75 VUV74,933	+2371.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,795.22 VUV824K	+305.7%
Average			+1338.3%

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pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$4.81 VUV584	+501.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$5.70 VUV691	+590.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.18 VUV1,114
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$67.52 VUV8,190	+150.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$12.52 VUV1,519	+1038.4%
Average			+570.2%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Asmara	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$33.39 VUV4,050	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$66.78 VUV8,101	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	??
Average			-35.2%

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