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Vanuatu

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Basseterre is 37.0% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Basseterre
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Basseterre
Housing: pay 58.9% less in Basseterre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Basseterre
Clothing: pay 82.3% more in Basseterre

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Basseterre are more expensive than in Port Vila. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Basseterre. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Basseterre.

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Basseterre vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.67 VUV1,500	$18.50 EC$50.00	+46.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 VUV1,700	$13.98 EC$37.77	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 VUV270	$2.04 EC$5.50	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 VUV279	$2.28 EC$6.17	-3.1%
Average			+15.8%

Port Vila vs. Basseterre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 VUV230	$3.70 EC$10.00	+90.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.86 VUV1,050	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 VUV1,259	$9.25 EC$25.00	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 VUV737	$5.55 EC$15.00	-10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.40 VUV877	$4.20 EC$11.34	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 VUV384	$2.01 EC$5.44	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$1.39 EC$3.77	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 VUV211	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.21 VUV499	$1.68 EC$4.54	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.02 VUV476	$1.01 EC$2.72	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 VUV186	$0.84 EC$2.27	-46.6%
Average			-30.0%

Port Vila vs. Basseterre - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 VUV803	??
Monthly public transit pass	$67.55 VUV8,000	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,220.47 VUV3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 VUV1,100	??

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$363.08 VUV43,000	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,579.90 VUV187K	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,131.05 VUV134K	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$484.28 VUV57,353	$66.53 EC$179.80	-86.3%
Average			-58.9%

Port Vila vs. Basseterre - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$624.84 VUV74,000	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,873.26 VUV814K	??

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07 VUV600	$2.04 EC$5.50	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 VUV483	$3.70 EC$10.00	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 VUV1,100	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.29 VUV8,088	$37.00 EC$100.00	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			-42.1%

Port Vila vs. Basseterre - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 82.3% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Basseterre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.99 VUV4,854	$88.81 EC$240.00	+116.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.55 VUV8,000	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.40 VUV9,995	$129.51 EC$350.00	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.28 VUV11,995	??
Average			+82.3%

Port Vila vs. Basseterre - Cost of clothing

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