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Port Vila vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 73.5% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 78.9% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 4.8% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 40.6% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Port Vila are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 78.9% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$12.52 VUV1,530	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$9.56 VUV1,168	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$2.55 VUV311	+136.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$1.93 VUV236	+139.5%
Average			+78.9%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$2.54 VUV310	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$10.02 VUV1,224	+145.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$9.06 VUV1,107	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$5.26 VUV642	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$8.33 VUV1,018	+80.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$2.11 VUV258	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$0.88 VUV108	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$2.73 VUV333	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$2.46 VUV301	+30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$1.96 VUV240	+175.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$0.95 VUV117	+16.2%
Average			+37.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$7.11 VUV869	+67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	$66.78 VUV8,158	-31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$8.77 VUV1,071	-20.6%
Average			-4.8%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$226.79 VUV27,704	+268.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+140.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+167.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$406.43 VUV49,650	+566.2%
Average			+285.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 40.6% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$617.75 VUV75,464	+86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-5.4%
Average			+40.6%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of childcare

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$4.81 VUV588	+161.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$5.70 VUV696	+52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	$9.18 VUV1,122	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$67.52 VUV8,248	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$12.52 VUV1,530	+17.3%
Average			+61.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$33.39 VUV4,079	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	$66.78 VUV8,158	+74.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	??
Average			+15.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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