Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 43.4% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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