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Port Vila vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 71.3% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 25.2% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$12.52 VUV1,530	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.56 VUV1,168	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.55 VUV311	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.93 VUV236	+101.7%
Average			+25.2%

Saint John's vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.54 VUV310	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$10.02 VUV1,224	+146.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$9.06 VUV1,107	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.26 VUV642	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$8.33 VUV1,018	+125.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.11 VUV258	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.88 VUV108	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.73 VUV333	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.46 VUV301	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.96 VUV240	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.95 VUV117	-26.3%
Average			+16.8%

Saint John's vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.11 VUV869	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV8,158
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$8.77 VUV1,071	-83.0%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$226.79 VUV27,704	+192.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$406.43 VUV49,650	+310.4%
Average			+168.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$617.75 VUV75,464
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	+267.3%
Average			+267.3%

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.81 VUV588	+160.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$5.70 VUV696	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.18 VUV1,122
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$67.52 VUV8,248	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$12.52 VUV1,530	+102.0%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$33.39 VUV4,079	-33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$66.78 VUV8,158
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??
Average			-33.2%

Saint John's vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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