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Port Vila vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 10.5% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$12.52 VUV1,530	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$9.56 VUV1,168	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$2.55 VUV311	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$1.93 VUV236	-13.8%
Average			-10.3%

Canberra vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Canberra	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$2.54 VUV310	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$10.02 VUV1,224	+100.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$9.06 VUV1,107	+64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$5.26 VUV642	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$8.33 VUV1,018	+99.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$2.11 VUV258	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$0.88 VUV108	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$2.73 VUV333	+104.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$2.46 VUV301	+32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$1.96 VUV240	+94.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.95 VUV117	-8.4%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$7.11 VUV869	+61.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$66.78 VUV8,158	-45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$8.77 VUV1,071	-53.7%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Canberra	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$226.79 VUV27,704	+336.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$406.43 VUV49,650	+155.6%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$617.75 VUV75,464	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-49.0%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$4.81 VUV588	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$5.70 VUV696	+67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$9.18 VUV1,122	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$67.52 VUV8,248	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$12.52 VUV1,530	-4.2%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$33.39 VUV4,079	-51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$66.78 VUV8,158	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	??
Average			-18.1%

Canberra vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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