Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.1 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.11
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.76
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.21
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.48
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.26
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.95
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.28
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.22
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.05
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM54.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,762.66
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.27
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.57
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM551.74
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM381.21
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM238.10
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM349.16
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,199.32
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.08
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.95
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.29
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM138.12
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.79
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.90
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.75
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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