Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.7 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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