Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 5.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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