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Port Vila vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.6 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 54.5% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.2% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$12.52 VUV1,530	+164.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$9.56 VUV1,168	+101.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$2.55 VUV311	+187.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$1.93 VUV236	+296.3%
Average			+187.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$2.54 VUV310	+160.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$10.02 VUV1,224	+40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$9.06 VUV1,107	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$5.26 VUV642	+135.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$8.33 VUV1,018	+297.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$2.11 VUV258	+59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.88 VUV108	+18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$2.73 VUV333	+123.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$2.46 VUV301	+255.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.96 VUV240	+247.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.95 VUV117	+53.8%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$7.11 VUV869	+280.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$66.78 VUV8,158	+463.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$8.77 VUV1,071	-17.8%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$226.79 VUV27,704	+789.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+232.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+264.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$406.43 VUV49,650	+772.3%
Average			+514.8%

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pay 54.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$617.75 VUV75,464	+133.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-24.5%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$4.81 VUV588	+12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$5.70 VUV696	+86.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$9.18 VUV1,122	+115.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$67.52 VUV8,248	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$12.52 VUV1,530	+151.6%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$33.39 VUV4,079	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$66.78 VUV8,158	+80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	??
Average			+17.1%

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