Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.3% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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