Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 15.7% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
|
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