Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.3% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 71.9% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 89.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
|
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