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Port Vila vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 35.5% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Port Vila

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Port Vila are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Port Vila. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Ljubljana, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$12.52 VUV1,530	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$9.56 VUV1,168	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$2.55 VUV311	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.72	$1.93 VUV236	-3.4%
Average			-11.3%

Ljubljana vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$2.54 VUV310	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.73	$10.02 VUV1,224	+50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €4.99	$9.06 VUV1,107	+56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.43	$5.26 VUV642	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.25	$8.33 VUV1,018	+69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$2.11 VUV258	+124.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.88 VUV108	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$2.73 VUV333	+174.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$2.46 VUV301	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.96 VUV240	+214.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$0.95 VUV117	+35.7%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.80	$7.11 VUV869	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €37.27	$66.78 VUV8,158	+54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.98 €11.19	$8.77 VUV1,071	-32.5%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €35.53	$226.79 VUV27,704	+450.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €875.45	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €737.00	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €201.14	$406.43 VUV49,650	+74.2%
Average			+165.5%

Ljubljana vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €502.29	$617.75 VUV75,464	+6.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-52.5%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.17	$4.81 VUV588	+30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.28	$5.70 VUV696	+115.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.34	$9.18 VUV1,122	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €44.54	$67.52 VUV8,248	+30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$12.52 VUV1,530	+34.0%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €93.42	$33.39 VUV4,079	-69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €39.97	$66.78 VUV8,158	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €91.90	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €128.41	??
Average			-12.6%

Ljubljana vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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