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Oslo vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 40.8% more expensive than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Oslo
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 28.9% less in Oslo
Childcare: pay 39.1% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 96.9% more in Oslo

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

Oslo vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Port Vila	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$24.94 NOK252.86	+99.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$14.97 NOK151.72	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$4.05 NOK41.09	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$3.35 NOK34.00	+73.9%
Average			+72.2%

Port Vila vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$4.01 NOK40.60	+57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$6.90 NOK69.93	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$8.43 NOK85.49	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$5.06 NOK51.27	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$7.42 NOK75.19	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.59 NOK16.14	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.14 NOK11.55	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.51 NOK15.34	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$2.31 NOK23.40	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.13 NOK11.40	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.24 NOK12.61	+30.4%
Average			-4.9%

Port Vila vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$8.28 NOK83.96	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$77.62 NOK786.90	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$34,920.78 NOK354,005.94	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$22.75 NOK230.61	+159.5%
Average			+61.1%

Port Vila vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.9% less for housing

	Port Vila	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$53.79 NOK545.26	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$1,763.00 NOK17,872.24	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$1,414.97 NOK14,344.14	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$233.70 NOK2,369.14	-42.5%
Average			-28.9%

Port Vila vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 39.1% more for childcare

	Port Vila	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$249.67 NOK2,531.02	-59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$16,158.34 NOK163,803.60	+137.8%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$11.97 NOK121.37	+148.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$5.06 NOK51.30	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$16.96 NOK171.95	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$56.24 NOK570.17	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$17.96 NOK182.06	+43.4%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 96.9% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$102.33 NOK1,037.34	+206.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$58.31 NOK591.06	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$121.03 NOK1,226.93
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$153.48 NOK1,555.84
Average			+96.9%

Port Vila vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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