Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.0 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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