Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 1.7% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Australia, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
|
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