Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 64.6% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.41
GMD163.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.83
GMD464.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.72
GMD49.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.60
GMD40.95
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$2.81
GMD191.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.71
GMD387.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.92
GMD130.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.55
GMD105.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.85
GMD57.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.64
GMD43.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.69
GMD47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.30
GMD20.64
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.85
GMD261.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
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pay 74.4% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$44.30
GMD3,009.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$32.38
GMD2,199.07
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$16.08
GMD1,092.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$401.93
GMD27,301.05
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.77
GMD120.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$24.12
GMD1,638.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.22
GMD218.41
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$16.08
GMD1,092.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$19.29
GMD1,310.45
|
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