Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 16.0% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
Change currency:
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.