Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 17.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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