Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 66.4% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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