Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.3 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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