Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 45.0% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 78.9% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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