Cost of living comparison

Vanuatu

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Eritrea

Asmara vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 65.1% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Asmara
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Asmara
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Asmara
Housing: pay 85.7% less in Asmara
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Asmara

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Asmara. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Asmara.

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Asmara vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.67 VUV1,500	$21.00 ERN315.00	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 VUV1,700	$5.99 ERN89.85	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 VUV270	$1.00 ERN15.00	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 VUV279	$1.00 ERN15.00	-57.6%
Average			-21.8%

Port Vila vs. Asmara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 VUV230	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.86 VUV1,050	$1.50 ERN22.50	-83.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 VUV1,259	$6.06 ERN90.85	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 VUV737	$4.38 ERN65.70	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.40 VUV877	$12.17 ERN182.57	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 VUV384	$5.54 ERN83.16	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.58 ERN8.69	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 VUV211	$0.91 ERN13.61	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.21 VUV499	$0.53 ERN7.94	-87.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.02 VUV476	$0.82 ERN12.25	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 VUV186	$0.42 ERN6.35	-73.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 VUV803	$9.46 ERN141.95	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.55 VUV8,000	$8.00 ERN120.00	-88.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,220.47 VUV3M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+187.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 VUV1,100	??
Average			-10.5%

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pay 85.7% less for housing

	Port Vila	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$363.08 VUV43,000	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,579.90 VUV187K	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,131.05 VUV134K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$484.28 VUV57,353	$19.12 ERN286.76	-96.1%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$624.84 VUV74,000	$25.00 ERN375.00	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,873.26 VUV814K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-62.2%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07 VUV600	$0.60 ERN9.00	-88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 VUV483	$0.80 ERN12.00	-80.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 VUV1,100	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.29 VUV8,088	$27.00 ERN405.00	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.20 ERN18.00
Average			-78.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Port Vila	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.99 VUV4,854	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+229.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.55 VUV8,000	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.40 VUV9,995	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+137.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.28 VUV11,995	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+48.1%
Average			+112.9%

Port Vila vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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