Port Vila is 28.7% more expensive than Madrid.

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

pay 8.1% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.19
€12.15
$11.34
VUV1,346
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.80
€8.10
$9.66
VUV1,147
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.53
€2.33
$2.11
VUV251

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Bread
1 loaf
$1.25
€1.15
$3.28
VUV389
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.92
€5.46
$11.19
VUV1,329
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
€3.60
$7.11
VUV844

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.44
€6.85
$5.38
VUV638
Monthly public transit pass $59.37
€54.68
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,693.49
€25,504.32
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.19
€31.48
$172.30
VUV20,456
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,094.67
€1,008.14
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $816.29
€751.76
$1,113.64
VUV132,214

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pay 17.4% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $529.47
€487.62
$537.05
VUV63,760
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,499.24
€8,748.33
$6,067.60
VUV720,358

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.30
€3.04
$4.03
VUV479
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
€2.00
$3.31
VUV394
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.61
€5.16
$9.25
VUV1,098

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Port Vila
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.45
€62.12
$46.23
VUV5,488
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.01
€32.25
$33.62
VUV3,991
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.87
€70.80
$100.86
VUV11,974

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