Cost of living comparison
Praia is 29.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Praia instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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