Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 78.4% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,526
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,322
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF244
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF262
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF564
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,108
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF545
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF672
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF191
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF130
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF369
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF255
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF253
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF114
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF541
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,063
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,654,611
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,163
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF128,902
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,457
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF679
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF391
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,355
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,337
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,429
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF9,979
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,774
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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