Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Bern instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
|
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