Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 5.8% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.5% less in Port Vila
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% more in Port Vila
- Transportation
-
pay 47.1% less in Port Vila
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Port Vila
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% less in Port Vila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.4% less in Port Vila
- Clothing
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pay 23.4% less in Port Vila
The cost of housing and groceries in Port Vila are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Port Vila. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Vila.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of London, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.83
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.33
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.98
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.49
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
London
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.67
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.55
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.09
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.59
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.43
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.26
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.61
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.16
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.44
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.57
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
London
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.96
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£208.27
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,454.65
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.43
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
London
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.57
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,285.40
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,663.97
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£212.78
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
London
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,881.56
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,489.26
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.66
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.87
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.93
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.94
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£13.02
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
London
|
Port Vila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£78.16
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.76
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£92.62
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£109.14
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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