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Port Vila vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 61.5% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Port Vila are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$12.52 VUV1,530	+27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$9.56 VUV1,168	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.55 VUV311	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.93 VUV236	+3.1%
Average			+10.2%

Djibouti vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$2.54 VUV310	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$10.02 VUV1,224	+109.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$9.06 VUV1,107	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$5.26 VUV642	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$8.33 VUV1,018	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$2.11 VUV258	+24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.88 VUV108	+60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$2.73 VUV333	+114.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$2.46 VUV301	+241.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.96 VUV240	+256.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.95 VUV117	+54.0%
Average			+69.0%

Djibouti vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$7.11 VUV869	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$66.78 VUV8,158	+214.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$8.77 VUV1,071	-81.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$226.79 VUV27,704	+284.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+168.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$406.43 VUV49,650	+2.1%
Average			+122.0%

Djibouti vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$617.75 VUV75,464	+84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-22.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$4.81 VUV588	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$5.70 VUV696	+56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$9.18 VUV1,122	+239.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$67.52 VUV8,248	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$12.52 VUV1,530	+48.7%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$33.39 VUV4,079	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$66.78 VUV8,158	+239.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	??
Average			+109.6%

Djibouti vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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