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Port Vila vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 55.9% more expensive than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 64.1% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Port Vila

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Port Vila are more expensive than in Bratislava. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Port Vila. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.08	$12.52 VUV1,495	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.22 €8.82	$9.56 VUV1,141	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$2.55 VUV304	+13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.45	$1.93 VUV230	+14.4%
Average			+7.0%

Bratislava vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.1% more for groceries

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.54	$2.54 VUV303	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.78 €6.71	$10.02 VUV1,196	+28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.82 €4.16	$9.06 VUV1,082	+87.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$5.26 VUV628	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 €3.32	$8.33 VUV995	+116.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$2.11 VUV252	+118.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.88 VUV105	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$2.73 VUV325	+126.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$2.46 VUV294	+16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$1.96 VUV234	+126.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.95 VUV114	+13.0%
Average			+64.1%

Bratislava vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.85	$7.11 VUV849	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.05 €36.29	$66.78 VUV7,973	+58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,199.35	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.63	$8.77 VUV1,046	-54.5%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.47 €18.53	$226.79 VUV27,076	+956.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$959.42 €827.98	$1,906.11 VUV228K	+98.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$734.16 €633.58	$1,278.71 VUV153K	+74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.94 €168.23	$406.43 VUV48,523	+108.5%
Average			+309.4%

Bratislava vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$652.73 €563.30	$617.75 VUV73,752	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,707.73 €10,966.76	$6,795.22 VUV811K	-46.5%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$4.81 VUV575	+64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 €2.86	$5.70 VUV680	+72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$9.18 VUV1,096	+42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.03 €45.76	$67.52 VUV8,061	+27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.09	$12.52 VUV1,495	-2.5%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Bratislava	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.35 €77.97	$33.39 VUV3,987	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.49 €35.81	$66.78 VUV7,973	+60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 €76.92	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.59 €95.44	??
Average			-1.1%

Bratislava vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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