Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 7.6% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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