Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Majuro Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 35.5% more expensive than Majuro.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.6% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 82.7% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Majuro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	Majuro	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$14.35 VUV1,700	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.28 VUV270	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.36 VUV279	+17.8%
Average			+28.9%

Majuro vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Majuro	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$1.94 VUV230	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$8.86 VUV1,050	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$10.63 VUV1,259	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$6.23 VUV737	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$7.40 VUV877	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$3.24 VUV384	+62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.96 VUV113	-70.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.78 VUV211	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$4.21 VUV499	-27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$4.02 VUV476	+68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.57 VUV186	-37.1%
Average			-17.5%

Majuro vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% less for transportation

	Majuro	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$6.78 VUV803	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.55 VUV8,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.29 VUV1,100
Average			-3.6%

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pay 82.7% more for housing

	Majuro	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$363.08 VUV43,000	+353.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$484.28 VUV57,353	+153.4%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Majuro	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$624.84 VUV74,000	+316.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+160.4%
Average			+229.3%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Majuro	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$5.07 VUV600	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$4.08 VUV483	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$68.29 VUV8,088	+82.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+31.5%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Majuro	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$40.99 VUV4,854	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	+68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$84.40 VUV9,995	+181.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$101.28 VUV11,995	+102.6%
Average			+54.1%

Majuro vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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