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Port Vila vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 50.8% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 81.7% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Port Vila are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Prague	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.71	$12.52 VUV1,530	+18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.74	$9.56 VUV1,168	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.67	$2.55 VUV311	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.58	$1.93 VUV236	+12.8%
Average			+15.3%

Prague vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.7% more for groceries

	Prague	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.96	$2.54 VUV310	+46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.57	$10.02 VUV1,224	+53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.20	$9.06 VUV1,107	+90.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.20	$5.26 VUV642	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.57	$8.33 VUV1,018	+93.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.18	$2.11 VUV258	+107.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.14	$0.88 VUV108	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.82	$2.73 VUV333	+160.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.74	$2.46 VUV301	+35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.53	$1.96 VUV240	+202.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.68	$0.95 VUV117	+69.9%
Average			+81.7%

Prague vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Prague	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.97	$7.11 VUV869	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK549.28	$66.78 VUV8,158	+153.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK649,143.50	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.56	$8.77 VUV1,071	-45.5%
Average			+21.7%

Prague vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Prague	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.91	$226.79 VUV27,704	+847.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,845.49	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,209.48	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,429.75	$406.43 VUV49,650	+55.7%
Average			+250.4%

Prague vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Prague	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,805.88	$617.75 VUV75,464	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,830.65	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-55.5%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.92	$4.81 VUV588	+67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.92	$5.70 VUV696	+52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.79	$9.18 VUV1,122	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,494.88	$67.52 VUV8,248	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.67	$12.52 VUV1,530	+4.4%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Prague	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,647.83	$33.39 VUV4,079	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.95	$66.78 VUV8,158	+69.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,207.43	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,830.36	??
Average			+5.9%

Prague vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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