Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 1.5% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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