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Port Vila vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 76.9% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moroni	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,711	$12.52 VUV1,530	+94.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,504	$9.56 VUV1,168	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF439	$2.55 VUV311	+145.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF283	$1.93 VUV236	+187.1%
Average			+110.6%

Moroni vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Moroni	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF250	$2.54 VUV310	+329.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,696	$10.02 VUV1,224	+149.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,177	$9.06 VUV1,107	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,208	$5.26 VUV642	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$8.33 VUV1,018
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,006	$2.11 VUV258	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.88 VUV108
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.73 VUV333
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF823	$2.46 VUV301	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF899	$1.96 VUV240	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF617	$0.95 VUV117	-34.7%
Average			+50.5%

Moroni vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Moroni	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,019	$7.11 VUV869	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,171	$66.78 VUV8,158	+98.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,389,009	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,770	$8.77 VUV1,071	-1.9%
Average			+18.1%

Moroni vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Moroni	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,459	$226.79 VUV27,704	+194.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF320,379	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+151.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF266,161	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+102.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,692	$406.43 VUV49,650	+355.0%
Average			+200.9%

Moroni vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Moroni	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF175,469	$617.75 VUV75,464	+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,192,193	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-53.7%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF458	$4.81 VUV588	+343.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF774	$5.70 VUV696	+210.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.18 VUV1,122
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,140	$67.52 VUV8,248	+88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,864	$12.52 VUV1,530	+84.5%
Average			+181.6%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Moroni	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,616	$33.39 VUV4,079	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,616	$66.78 VUV8,158	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,303	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,460	??
Average			-20.6%

Moroni vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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