Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.7 times more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Luanda	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$12.67 VUV1,500	+132.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$14.35 VUV1,700	+119.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$2.28 VUV270	+67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$2.36 VUV279	+99.3%
Average			+116.7%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Luanda	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$1.94 VUV230	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$8.86 VUV1,050	+87.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$10.63 VUV1,259	+44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$6.23 VUV737	+235.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$7.40 VUV877	+382.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$3.24 VUV384	+215.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.96 VUV113	+118.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$1.78 VUV211	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$4.21 VUV499	+414.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$4.02 VUV476	+471.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.57 VUV186	+124.0%
Average			+172.0%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$6.78 VUV803	+446.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$67.55 VUV8,000	+106.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	+63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$9.29 VUV1,100	+14.9%
Average			+155.2%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Luanda	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$363.08 VUV43,000	+366.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+313.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+466.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$484.28 VUV57,353	+523.5%
Average			+401.7%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Luanda	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$624.84 VUV74,000	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-48.4%
Average			-35.1%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$5.07 VUV600	+209.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$4.08 VUV483	+56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$9.29 VUV1,100	+467.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$68.29 VUV8,088	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	??
Average			+119.9%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Luanda	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$40.99 VUV4,854	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$67.55 VUV8,000	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$84.40 VUV9,995	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$101.28 VUV11,995	-49.2%
Average			-34.9%

Luanda vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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