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Liberia

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.6 times more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 51.8% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 54.7% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Port Vila are more expensive than in Monrovia. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$12.67 VUV1,500	+68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$14.35 VUV1,700	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.28 VUV270	+14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.36 VUV279	+17.8%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.94 VUV230	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$8.86 VUV1,050	+129.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$10.63 VUV1,259	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$6.23 VUV737	+73.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$7.40 VUV877	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$3.24 VUV384	+336.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.96 VUV113	-75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.78 VUV211	-61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$4.21 VUV499	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$4.02 VUV476	+302.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.57 VUV186	-67.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$6.78 VUV803	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$67.55 VUV8,000	+237.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$9.29 VUV1,100	-45.1%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$363.08 VUV43,000	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+532.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+1090.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$484.28 VUV57,353	+319.4%
Average			+623.1%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$624.84 VUV74,000	+524.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+587.3%
Average			+555.3%

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pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$5.07 VUV600	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$4.08 VUV483	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$9.29 VUV1,100	+85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$68.29 VUV8,088	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	??
Average			+29.3%

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pay 54.7% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$40.99 VUV4,854	+64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$67.55 VUV8,000	+107.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$84.40 VUV9,995	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$101.28 VUV11,995	+9.5%
Average			+54.7%

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