Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 53.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Greece, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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