Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 24.7% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 97.6% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
|
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