Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 11.4% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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