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Port Vila vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 0.7% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 87.7% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 70.8% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £22.19	$12.52 VUV1,488	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.66	$9.56 VUV1,136	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.04	$2.55 VUV303	-5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.51	$1.93 VUV229	-3.3%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Douglas	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.70	$2.54 VUV302	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.69	$10.02 VUV1,190	+181.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.25	$9.06 VUV1,077	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.77	$5.26 VUV625	+5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.74	$8.33 VUV990	+129.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.83	$2.11 VUV251	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.62	$0.88 VUV105	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$2.73 VUV324	+109.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.36	$2.46 VUV293	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$1.96 VUV233	+44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$0.95 VUV113	-29.9%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	Douglas	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £6.03	$7.11 VUV845	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £67.26	$66.78 VUV7,937	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,836.99	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £14.12	$8.77 VUV1,042	-53.1%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 87.7% more for housing

	Douglas	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £56.16	$226.79 VUV26,954	+205.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £951.21	$1,906.11 VUV227K	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £828.71	$1,278.71 VUV152K	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £172.94	$406.43 VUV48,306	+77.5%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	Douglas	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,263.10	$617.75 VUV73,422	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,960.50	$6,795.22 VUV808K	-78.6%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.94	$4.81 VUV572	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.95	$5.70 VUV677	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.65	$9.18 VUV1,091	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £49.43	$67.52 VUV8,025	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.11	$12.52 VUV1,488	-21.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Douglas	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £73.14	$33.39 VUV3,969	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £34.05	$66.78 VUV7,937	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £84.91	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £58.85	??
Average			-8.6%

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