Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 53.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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