Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 5.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$12.67 VUV1,500	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$14.35 VUV1,700	+125.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$2.28 VUV270	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$2.36 VUV279	+115.3%
Average			+83.7%

Hong Kong vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.94 VUV230	-18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$8.86 VUV1,050	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$10.63 VUV1,259	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$6.23 VUV737	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$7.40 VUV877	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$3.24 VUV384	+73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.96 VUV113	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.78 VUV211	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$4.21 VUV499	+134.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$4.02 VUV476	+180.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.57 VUV186	+8.9%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$6.78 VUV803	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$67.55 VUV8,000	-24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	$9.29 VUV1,100	-35.5%
Average			-45.1%

Hong Kong vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$363.08 VUV43,000	+1587.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$1,579.90 VUV187K	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$1,131.05 VUV134K	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$484.28 VUV57,353	+154.1%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$624.84 VUV74,000	-46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-69.2%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$5.07 VUV600	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$4.08 VUV483	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$9.29 VUV1,100	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$68.29 VUV8,088	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	??
Average			-27.2%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$40.99 VUV4,854	-39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$67.55 VUV8,000	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$84.40 VUV9,995	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$101.28 VUV11,995	-15.5%
Average			-3.1%

Hong Kong vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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