Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 67.4% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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