Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 44.8% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$18.40
kr2,587
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.53
kr356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.03
kr285
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$3.40
kr479
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$7.20
kr1,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.90
kr829
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$5.64
kr793
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$8.08
kr1,136
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.57
kr220
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.93
kr131
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.23
kr173
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.22
kr311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.24
kr175
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$8.90
kr1,250
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.56
kr9,215
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$29.44
kr4,139
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$282.44
kr39,699
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$9.47
kr1,331
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.53
kr636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$67.30
kr9,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$13.66
kr1,920
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$182.49
kr25,651
|
|
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