Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 20.0% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$86.56
BND117.07
|
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