Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 20.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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