Cost of living comparison

Macau

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 37.2% more expensive than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 47.6% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 68.3% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Macao	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.19 MOP50.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	+104.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MOP48.00	$14.35 VUV1,700	+141.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MOP8.33	$2.28 VUV270	+121.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MOP7.20	$2.36 VUV279	+164.5%
Average			+124.4%

Macao vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.6% more for groceries

	Macao	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MOP13.89	$1.94 VUV230	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 MOP65.41	$8.86 VUV1,050	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.99 MOP96.91	$10.63 VUV1,259	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 MOP27.62	$6.23 VUV737	+82.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79 MOP71.05	$7.40 VUV877	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 MOP9.66	$3.24 VUV384	+171.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.96 VUV113	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MOP6.99	$1.78 VUV211	+105.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 MOP8.78	$4.21 VUV499	+287.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 MOP14.43	$4.02 VUV476	+125.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$1.57 VUV186	+20.0%
Average			+47.6%

Macao vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Macao	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 MOP55.46	$6.78 VUV803	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 MOP181.31	$67.55 VUV8,000	+201.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,925.27 MOP250K	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 MOP102.60	$9.29 VUV1,100	-26.8%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 68.3% more for housing

	Macao	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.99 MOP299.00	$363.08 VUV43,000	+881.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,115.78 MOP9,020.04	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.20 MOP8,700.04	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.11 MOP752.74	$484.28 VUV57,353	+420.1%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Macao	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	$624.84 VUV74,000	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,972.13 MOP153K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-63.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 MOP46.50	$5.07 VUV600	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 MOP40.50	$4.08 VUV483	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.68 MOP54.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.91 MOP516.67	$68.29 VUV8,088	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.60 MOP118.00	??
Average			-2.2%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Macao	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.52 MOP562.00	$40.99 VUV4,854	-41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 MOP270.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	+102.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 MOP750.00	$84.40 VUV9,995	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	$101.28 VUV11,995	-25.6%
Average			-5.2%

Macao vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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