Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 50.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 70.3% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 55.2% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$12.67 VUV1,500	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$14.35 VUV1,700	+104.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.28 VUV270	+40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$2.36 VUV279	+181.9%
Average			+52.8%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.94 VUV230	+90.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$8.86 VUV1,050	+24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$10.63 VUV1,259	+130.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$6.23 VUV737	+234.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$7.40 VUV877	+148.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$3.24 VUV384	+247.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.96 VUV113	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.78 VUV211	+97.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$4.21 VUV499	+135.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$4.02 VUV476	+889.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.57 VUV186	+385.4%
Average			+162.9%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$6.78 VUV803	+104.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$67.55 VUV8,000	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$9.29 VUV1,100	-7.7%
Average			+24.0%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$363.08 VUV43,000	+3574.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$484.28 VUV57,353	+239.0%
Average			+70.3%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 55.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$624.84 VUV74,000	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-74.0%
Average			-55.2%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.07 VUV600	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$4.08 VUV483	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$9.29 VUV1,100	+169.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$68.29 VUV8,088	+62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	??
Average			+40.7%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$40.99 VUV4,854	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$67.55 VUV8,000	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$84.40 VUV9,995	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$101.28 VUV11,995	-43.8%
Average			-39.6%

Moscow vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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