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Montevideo vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 9.3% more expensive than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 5.8% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 86.2% more in Montevideo

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Montevideo are more expensive than in Port Vila. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Montevideo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

Montevideo vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$16.42 UYU641.45	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$12.53 UYU489.65	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$2.31 UYU90.17	-9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.77 UYU69.25	-8.1%
Average			+11.2%

Port Vila vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.94 UYU114.67	+15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$7.00 UYU273.61	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$4.80 UYU187.61	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$4.94 UYU192.92	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$5.07 UYU197.97	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.43 UYU55.99	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.18 UYU45.98	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.68 UYU26.49	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.69 UYU65.84	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.01 UYU39.37	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.94 UYU36.89	-1.0%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$7.23 UYU282.49	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$63.92 UYU2,497.24	-4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$36,550.20 UYU1,427,979.56	+59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$29.69 UYU1,159.99	+238.7%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$49.85 UYU1,947.71	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$629.84 UYU24,607.37	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$497.62 UYU19,441.53	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$146.70 UYU5,731.26	-63.9%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$480.09 UYU18,756.72	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$9,099.48 UYU355,507.51	+33.9%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$4.51 UYU176.28	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$4.39 UYU171.56	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$5.26 UYU205.66	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$56.36 UYU2,201.76	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$10.78 UYU421.10	-13.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 86.2% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$99.79 UYU3,898.88	+198.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$49.02 UYU1,915.34	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$116.65 UYU4,557.35
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$126.41 UYU4,938.66
Average			+86.2%

Port Vila vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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