Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 22.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 76.7% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 47.8% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Port Vila

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Port Vila. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	London	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$12.67 VUV1,500	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$14.35 VUV1,700	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$2.28 VUV270	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$2.36 VUV279	+9.3%
Average			-21.4%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

	London	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$1.94 VUV230	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$8.86 VUV1,050	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$10.63 VUV1,259	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$6.23 VUV737	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$7.40 VUV877	+53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$3.24 VUV384	+131.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.96 VUV113	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.78 VUV211	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$4.21 VUV499	+177.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$4.02 VUV476	+445.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.57 VUV186	+96.7%
Average			+76.7%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

	London	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$6.78 VUV803	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$67.55 VUV8,000	-72.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$9.29 VUV1,100	-70.8%
Average			-47.8%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	London	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$363.08 VUV43,000	+796.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$1,579.90 VUV187K	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$1,131.05 VUV134K	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$484.28 VUV57,353	+70.5%
Average			-27.9%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	London	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$624.84 VUV74,000	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-80.8%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$5.07 VUV600	-45.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$4.08 VUV483	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$9.29 VUV1,100	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$68.29 VUV8,088	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	??
Average			-28.1%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	London	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$40.99 VUV4,854	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$67.55 VUV8,000	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$84.40 VUV9,995	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$101.28 VUV11,995	-37.7%
Average			-34.1%

London vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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