Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.8% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Port Vila
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$14.29
€13.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.21
€4.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$7.98
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$10.33
€9.70
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$724.26
€679.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$533.62
€500.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$371.98
€349.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$57.35
€53.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$109.92
€103.13
|
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