Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.7 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
|
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