Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 26.9% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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