Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.6 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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