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Saint Helier vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 65.8% more expensive than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 65.7% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 71.9% more for restaurants

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$40.06 £30.03	+219.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$10.68 £8.01	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$3.17 £2.37	+24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$2.54 £1.90	+31.6%
Average			+71.9%

Port Vila vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.33 £1.75	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$4.31 £3.23	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$8.21 £6.16	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$5.72 £4.29	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$5.27 £3.95	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.95 £1.46	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.44 £1.08	+62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.91 £1.43	-30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.89 £1.42	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.76 £1.32	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.72 £1.29	+80.1%
Average			-2.8%

Port Vila vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$8.09 £6.06	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$66.77 £50.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$25.19 £18.88	+187.4%
Average			+65.7%

Port Vila vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$74.56 £55.89	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$183.82 £137.79	-54.8%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	+245.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	+148.9%
Average			+197.4%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$8.01 £6.01	+66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$4.89 £3.67	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$15.29 £11.46	+66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$68.44 £51.31	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$20.70 £15.52	+65.3%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Port Vila	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$106.83 £80.09	+219.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$71.67 £53.72	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$125.20 £93.85
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$209.22 £156.83
Average			+113.6%

Port Vila vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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