Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.5 times more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 96.3% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 7.6% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.3% more for restaurants

	Harare	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$14.35 VUV1,700	+149.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$2.28 VUV270	+137.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$2.36 VUV279	+402.3%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Harare	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.94 VUV230	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$8.86 VUV1,050	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$10.63 VUV1,259	+85.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$6.23 VUV737	+222.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$7.40 VUV877	+201.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$3.24 VUV384	+137.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$0.96 VUV113	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$1.78 VUV211	+93.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$4.21 VUV499	+499.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$4.02 VUV476	+414.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$1.57 VUV186	+96.4%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Harare	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$6.78 VUV803	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	+12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	-53.6%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Harare	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$363.08 VUV43,000	+426.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+305.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+257.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$484.28 VUV57,353	+1133.3%
Average			+361.2%

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

	Harare	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$624.84 VUV74,000	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-19.7%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$5.07 VUV600	+305.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$4.08 VUV483	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	+364.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$68.29 VUV8,088	+42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	??
Average			+117.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Harare	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$40.99 VUV4,854	+76.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$67.55 VUV8,000	+219.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$84.40 VUV9,995	+118.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$101.28 VUV11,995	+150.9%
Average			+135.7%

Harare vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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