Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.3 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Poland, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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