Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 87.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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