Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.0% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Vila
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brussels
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Vila
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Brussels
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Port Vila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
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