Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Vanuatu
  3. Port Vila
  4. Spain
  5. Madrid
  6. Comparison
VUV
COMPARED TO
EUR

Madrid is 9.1% more expensive than Port Vila.

If you lived in Madrid instead of Port Vila, you would:
local_dining

pay 25.5% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.45
VUV1,655
$14.15
€12.40
-8.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.59
VUV1,135
$9.43
€8.27
-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
VUV218
$2.27
€1.99
+11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.80
VUV85
$1.67
€1.46
+109.9%
Average +25.5%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 16.4% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.65
VUV177
$1.10
€0.97
-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.27
VUV1,207
$6.79
€5.95
-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.01
VUV858
$3.72
€3.27
-53.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.98
VUV426
$2.27
€1.99
-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.74
VUV615
$3.34
€2.93
-41.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.35
VUV145
$1.00
€0.87
-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.21
VUV23
$1.03
€0.90
+382.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.43
VUV46
$0.87
€0.77
+105.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.37
VUV146
$1.01
€0.89
-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.84
VUV89
$0.63
€0.56
-24.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.90
VUV96
$0.73
€0.64
-19.1%
Average +16.4%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 28.8% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.72
VUV613
$5.93
€5.20
+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass $52.97
VUV5,674
$64.37
€56.44
+21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,592.32
VUV1,456,009
$23,577.32
€20,674.97
+73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.92
VUV1,277
$13.91
€12.20
+16.7%
Average +28.8%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 24.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $110.35
VUV11,821
$49.06
€43.02
-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,482.10
VUV158,762
$1,145.40
€1,004.41
-22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $795.08
VUV85,169
$855.11
€749.85
+7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $168.78
VUV18,079
$124.74
€109.38
-26.1%
Average -24.2%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 22.3% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $603.62
VUV64,660
$524.60
€460.02
-13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,942.57
VUV636,569
$9,369.18
€8,215.84
+57.7%
Average +22.3%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.31
VUV355
$3.54
€3.10
+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
VUV355
$2.27
€1.99
-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.95
VUV851
$5.89
€5.17
-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $80.99
VUV8,676
$44.58
€39.10
-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.96
VUV638
$10.61
€9.30
+78.0%
Average -3.5%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 1.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $88.69
€77.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.31
VUV3,783
$34.70
€30.43
-1.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $88.55
€77.65
Men's business shoes (leather) ?? $104.38
€91.53
Average -1.7%
Port Vila vs. Madrid - Cost of clothing
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