Cost of living comparison

Dominica

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.2 times more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.1% more for restaurants

	Roseau	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	+71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$14.35 VUV1,700	+118.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.28 VUV270	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.36 VUV279	+6.1%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Roseau	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.94 VUV230	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$8.86 VUV1,050	+637.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$10.63 VUV1,259	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$6.23 VUV737	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$7.40 VUV877	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$3.24 VUV384	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.96 VUV113	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.78 VUV211	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$4.21 VUV499	+80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$4.02 VUV476	+148.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.57 VUV186	+14.4%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Roseau	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.78 VUV803	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$67.55 VUV8,000	+27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	-68.2%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Roseau	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$363.08 VUV43,000	+412.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+456.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+455.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$484.28 VUV57,353	+346.0%
Average			+436.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$624.84 VUV74,000	+382.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+54.8%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.07 VUV600	+173.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.08 VUV483	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.29 VUV1,100	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$68.29 VUV8,088	+47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	??
Average			+53.0%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Roseau	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$40.99 VUV4,854	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$67.55 VUV8,000	+82.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$84.40 VUV9,995	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$101.28 VUV11,995	+9.5%
Average			+13.9%

Roseau vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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