Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 8.6% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.17
€5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.41
€29.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$8.77
€8.14
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$831.85
€771.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$597.45
€554.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$530.03
€491.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$35.23
€32.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$111.72
€103.65
|
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