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Buenos Aires vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 7.8% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-28.0%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.57 ARS819.15	-79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.66 ARS952.66	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.58 ARS837.26	-39.3%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+8.6%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-75.2%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-19.1%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-21.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-28.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Port Vila	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+238.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.33 ARS187,064.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$134.94 ARS195,167.49
Average			+137.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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