Cost of living comparison

Monaco

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 47.3% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 74.1% less in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 64.7% less in Port Vila

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$12.67 VUV1,500	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$14.35 VUV1,700	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.08 €5.41	$2.28 VUV270	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.36 VUV279	-47.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Monaco	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31 €2.94	$1.94 VUV230	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 €6.08	$8.86 VUV1,050	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 €5.97	$10.63 VUV1,259	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87 €4.33	$6.23 VUV737	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$7.40 VUV877	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.30	$3.24 VUV384	+122.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.96 VUV113	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.09	$1.78 VUV211	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 €1.40	$4.21 VUV499	+167.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$4.02 VUV476	+264.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.57 VUV186	+23.9%
Average			+41.2%

Monaco vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Monaco	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.62 €7.67	$6.78 VUV803	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.51 €20.93	$67.55 VUV8,000	+187.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,347.38 €43,030.91	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.29 VUV1,100
Average			-4.4%

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pay 74.1% less for housing

	Monaco	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 €56.81	$363.08 VUV43,000	+468.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$9,144.51 €8,138.94	$1,579.90 VUV187K	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$8,248.72 €7,341.66	$1,131.05 VUV134K	-86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$323.95 €288.33	$484.28 VUV57,353	+49.5%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Monaco	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,183.48 €1,943.38	$624.84 VUV74,000	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,649.46 €39,739.62	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-84.6%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €8.97	$5.07 VUV600	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 €3.29	$4.08 VUV483	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$9.29 VUV1,100	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$226.75 €201.81	$68.29 VUV8,088	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	??
Average			-45.8%

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

	Monaco	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$150.42 €133.88	$40.99 VUV4,854	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.42 €74.25	$67.55 VUV8,000	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.21 €148.83	$84.40 VUV9,995	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$727.27 €647.29	$101.28 VUV11,995	-86.1%
Average			-64.7%

Monaco vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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