Cost of living comparison

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Singapore vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 52.3% more expensive than Port Vila.

Restaurants
pay 24.1% less in Singapore
Groceries
pay 11.7% less in Singapore
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Singapore
Housing
pay 15.2% less in Singapore
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.2% more in Singapore
Clothing
pay 31.4% more in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Port Vila, you would:

pay 24.1% less for restaurants

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
VUV1,334
$10.16
SGD13.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
VUV1,139
$7.52
SGD10.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV257
$1.52
SGD2.04

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$2.11
SGD2.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$8.41
SGD11.27
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
VUV1,014
$10.38
SGD13.91

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$8.18
SGD10.96
Monthly public transit pass $67.38
VUV8,000
$90.29
SGD120.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
$135,434.68
SGD181,401.21

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pay 15.2% less for housing

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
$36.16
SGD48.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,867.11
VUV221,667
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.80
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,407.24
VUV167,070
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.77

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.58
VUV55,750
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,586.82
VUV782,000
$27,370.99
SGD36,660.71

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.59
VUV545
$6.73
SGD9.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
VUV604
$4.71
SGD6.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$12.64
SGD16.93

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

 
Port Vila
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.33
VUV5,500
$66.32
SGD88.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$67.38
VUV8,000
$44.36
SGD59.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.08
VUV12,000
$96.71
SGD129.53

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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: February 2025
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