Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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Vanuatu

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

Port Vila is 41.6% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 78.1% more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Port Vila

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

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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 12.0% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$12.67 VUV1,500	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$14.35 VUV1,700	+55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$2.28 VUV270	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.36 VUV279	+95.9%
Average			+12.0%

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

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.94 VUV230	-30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$8.86 VUV1,050	+108.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.63 VUV1,259	+26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$6.23 VUV737	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$7.40 VUV877	+110.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$3.24 VUV384	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.96 VUV113	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.78 VUV211	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.21 VUV499	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$4.02 VUV476	+210.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.57 VUV186	+21.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$6.78 VUV803	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.55 VUV8,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,220.47 VUV3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.29 VUV1,100
Average			+11.0%

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pay 78.1% more for housing

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$363.08 VUV43,000	+346.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	$484.28 VUV57,353	+144.5%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$624.84 VUV74,000	+237.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+271.5%
Average			+254.2%

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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$5.07 VUV600	+110.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.08 VUV483	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.29 VUV1,100
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$68.29 VUV8,088	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Average			+32.3%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$40.99 VUV4,854	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$67.55 VUV8,000
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$84.40 VUV9,995	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$101.28 VUV11,995
Average			-3.3%

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

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