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San Salvador vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 25.5% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 63.5% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 28.1% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 44.8% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$7.00 SVC61.08	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$7.00 SVC61.08	-26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$1.14 SVC9.90	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.91 SVC7.95	-52.7%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$1.95 SVC17.01	-23.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$3.77 SVC32.86	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$6.84 SVC59.68	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$3.01 SVC26.26	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.99 SVC26.05	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.77 SVC15.46	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.76 SVC6.60	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.17 SVC10.17	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$1.22 SVC10.61	-50.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.97 SVC8.44	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.98 SVC8.51	+2.2%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$3.82 SVC33.34	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$15.00 SVC130.88	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$29.93 SVC261.12	+241.4%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$43.33 SVC378.09	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$82.16 SVC716.84	-79.8%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-5.5%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$2.00 SVC17.45	-58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$3.25 SVC28.35	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$4.00 SVC34.90	-56.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$30.80 SVC268.74	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$5.25 SVC45.81	-58.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

	Port Vila	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$62.60 SVC546.20	+87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$45.83 SVC399.91	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$131.80 SVC1,149.99
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$109.17 SVC952.51
Average			+28.1%

Port Vila vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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