Cost of living comparison
London is 72.2% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in London instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 82.0% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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