Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 32.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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