Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 6.6% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Port Vila
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Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 96.6% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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