Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 97.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.67
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.18
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱195.53
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱380.25
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱120.04
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.76
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.59
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.06
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.89
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.22
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.85
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱311.13
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱157.61
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱81.68
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱178.50
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱356.06
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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