Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 30.6% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 70.9% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
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