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Yerevan vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 20.1% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 71.3% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Yerevan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$1.00 AMD378.25	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.53 AMD200.63	-72.6%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$0.83 AMD315.04	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$2.47 AMD938.04	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	-59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$0.61 AMD231.03	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.76 AMD289.37	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.82 AMD309.80	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.97 AMD366.99	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.37 AMD141.42	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.35 AMD133.40	-63.2%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	-47.3%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 71.3% less for housing

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	-56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	-76.4%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	+4.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$1.83 AMD693.27	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$2.61 AMD990.39	-71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	+40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	-47.9%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Port Vila	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	+229.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$138.28 AMD52,469.79
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$136.55 AMD51,812.94
Average			+109.8%

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