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Aruba

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 28.9% more expensive than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 41.3% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00 AWG39.63	$12.67 VUV1,500	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.50	$14.35 VUV1,700	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$2.28 VUV270	+57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.93	$2.36 VUV279	+44.7%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.35	$1.94 VUV230	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.26	$8.86 VUV1,050	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.69	$10.63 VUV1,259	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.60	$6.23 VUV737	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.62	$7.40 VUV877	+75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$3.24 VUV384	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$0.96 VUV113	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$1.78 VUV211	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$4.21 VUV499	+165.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$4.02 VUV476	+299.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$1.57 VUV186	+73.1%
Average			+45.0%

Oranjestad vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 AWG13.75	$6.78 VUV803	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.04	$67.55 VUV8,000	+125.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.51	$9.29 VUV1,100	-80.7%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG190.04	$363.08 VUV43,000	+244.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.45	$484.28 VUV57,353	+149.6%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 41.3% more for childcare

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.31	$624.84 VUV74,000	+149.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-20.1%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$5.07 VUV600	+68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AWG7.77	$4.08 VUV483	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.01	$9.29 VUV1,100	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.08	$68.29 VUV8,088	+9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.50	??
Average			+15.7%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Oranjestad	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.08	$40.99 VUV4,854	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.34	$67.55 VUV8,000	+33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG196.00	$84.40 VUV9,995	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.35	$101.28 VUV11,995	-1.6%
Average			-8.7%

Oranjestad vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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