Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.0% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
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|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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