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Kampala vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 59.8% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 83.4% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 58.6% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Kampala

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$2.86 UGX10,119	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$8.80 UGX31,130	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.49 UGX1,729	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.30 UGX1,071	-84.3%
Average			-62.5%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$1.17 UGX4,122	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$2.18 UGX7,725	-78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$2.80 UGX9,909	-69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$1.82 UGX6,443	-65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.24 UGX7,911	-73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.29 UGX4,580	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.65 UGX2,295	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.77 UGX2,724	-71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.73 UGX2,577	-70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.73 UGX2,570	-63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.78 UGX2,754	-18.4%
Average			-57.2%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$5.73 UGX20,270	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$42.91 UGX151,787	-35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$4.00 UGX14,167	-54.3%
Average			-41.5%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.4% less for housing

	Port Vila	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$46.09 UGX163,031	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$206.19 UGX729,421	-83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$35.00 UGX123,811	-91.4%
Average			-83.4%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of housing

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pay 58.6% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$173.88 UGX615,099	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	-45.3%
Average			-58.6%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$1.43 UGX5,060	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$2.86 UGX10,119	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$3.65 UGX12,902	-60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$45.77 UGX161,906	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$6.44 UGX22,768	-48.6%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$16.81 UGX59,450	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$15.94 UGX56,378	-76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$43.26 UGX153,052
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.77 UGX179,615
Average			-62.9%

Port Vila vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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