Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.0 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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