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Port Vila vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 14.5 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 16.5 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 70.9 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.1% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD496.62	$12.52 VUV1,488	+85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD600.14	$9.56 VUV1,136	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD179.86	$2.55 VUV303	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.77	$1.93 VUV229	+25.7%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Banjul	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.49	$2.54 VUV302	+384.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$10.02 VUV1,190	+229.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$9.06 VUV1,077	+77.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$5.26 VUV625	+173.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$8.33 VUV990	+579.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$2.11 VUV251	+129.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.88 VUV105	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$2.73 VUV324	+233.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$2.46 VUV293	+301.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.96 VUV233	+380.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.95 VUV113	+117.2%
Average			+242.1%

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$7.11 VUV845	+77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$66.78 VUV7,937	+919.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	+771.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD422.13	$8.77 VUV1,042	+52.6%
Average			+455.3%

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pay 16.5 times more for housing

	Banjul	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$226.79 VUV26,954	+403.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$1,906.11 VUV227K	+1758.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,757.77	$1,278.71 VUV152K	+2401.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$406.43 VUV48,306	+1648.0%
Average			+1552.8%

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pay 70.9 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$617.75 VUV73,422	+9042.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$6,795.22 VUV808K	+4928.5%
Average			+6985.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD345.33	$4.81 VUV572	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD224.48	$5.70 VUV677	+86.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$9.18 VUV1,091	+443.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$67.52 VUV8,025	+185.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$12.52 VUV1,488	+270.6%
Average			+197.7%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Banjul	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$33.39 VUV3,969	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$66.78 VUV7,937	+50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	??
Average			+5.1%

Banjul vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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