Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 48.0% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 86.3% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.85
€91.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$25.51
€23.83
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$39.59
€36.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$109.87
€102.63
|
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