Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 14.5% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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