Cost of living comparison

compared to

Santo Domingo vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 28.5% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Vila, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 47.3% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$8.05 DOP504.33	-35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$7.25 DOP453.89	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.97 DOP60.94	-61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.63 DOP39.34	-67.4%
Average			-47.3%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$1.50 DOP93.73	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$3.66 DOP229.00	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$5.00 DOP313.09	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$2.39 DOP149.86	-54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.47 DOP154.85	-70.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.43 DOP89.33	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.38 DOP24.09	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.27 DOP79.35	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.83 DOP51.71	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$1.01 DOP63.31	-48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.01 DOP63.00	+5.4%
Average			-47.8%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$4.69 DOP294.11	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	+135.1%
Average			+20.8%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.9% less for housing

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	-73.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-83.2%
Average			-76.9%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	+15.7%
Average			-23.9%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$2.42 DOP151.30	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$2.36 DOP147.71	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$5.64 DOP353.03	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$7.25 DOP453.89	-42.1%
Average			-48.0%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	+75.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.54 DOP5,483.93
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$120.75 DOP7,564.07
Average			+23.6%

Port Vila vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Port Vila vs.

Hong Kong

Port Vila vs.

Bangkok

Port Vila vs.

Phnom Penh

Port Vila vs.

London

Port Vila vs.

Lima

Port Vila vs.

Ankara

Port Vila vs.

Madrid

Port Vila vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vanuatu vs. Dominican Republic. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vanuatu and Dominican Republic.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Port Vila

Add prices for Santo Domingo

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Santo Domingo or Port Vila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.