Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 29.9% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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