Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 39.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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