Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.9 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES593.18
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.89
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.31
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES701.29
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES449.19
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.68
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.13
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.46
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.02
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.66
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.78
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES623.08
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.16
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES281.28
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES790.90
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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