Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.8% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.15
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.38
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.98
€41.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$10.00
€9.38
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$872.69
€818.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$462.77
€434.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$42.87
€40.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$104.05
€97.58
|
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