Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 4.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Paris, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Port Vila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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