Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.6 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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