Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 42.8% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Port Vila
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Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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