Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 4.5% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Port Vila
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Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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