Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 67.1% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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