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Port Vila vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 12.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 74.6% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 65.4% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Port Vila

The cost of housing and groceries in Port Vila are more expensive than in Saint Helier. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.03	$12.52 VUV1,530	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$9.56 VUV1,168	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$2.55 VUV311	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$1.93 VUV236	-24.0%
Average			-30.7%

Saint Helier vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.75	$2.54 VUV310	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.23	$10.02 VUV1,224	+132.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.16	$9.06 VUV1,107	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.29	$5.26 VUV642	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.95	$8.33 VUV1,018	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$2.11 VUV258	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.88 VUV108	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$2.73 VUV333	+42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$2.46 VUV301	+30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$1.96 VUV240	+11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.29	$0.95 VUV117	-44.5%
Average			+19.2%

Saint Helier vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.06	$7.11 VUV869	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.05	$66.78 VUV8,158
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.88	$8.77 VUV1,071	-65.2%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.89	$226.79 VUV27,704	+204.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.79	$406.43 VUV49,650	+121.1%
Average			+74.6%

Saint Helier vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 65.4% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	$617.75 VUV75,464	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-59.8%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.01	$4.81 VUV588	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.67	$5.70 VUV696	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.46	$9.18 VUV1,122	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.31	$67.52 VUV8,248	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.52	$12.52 VUV1,530	-39.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.09	$33.39 VUV4,079	-68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.72	$66.78 VUV8,158	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.85	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.83	??
Average			-37.8%

Saint Helier vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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