Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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