Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 72.7% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Port Vila

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Port Vila are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$12.67 VUV1,500	+169.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$14.35 VUV1,700	+154.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.28 VUV270	+148.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.36 VUV279	+261.1%
Average			+169.4%

Taipei vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Taipei	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.94 VUV230	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$8.86 VUV1,050	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$10.63 VUV1,259	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$6.23 VUV737	+128.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$7.40 VUV877	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$3.24 VUV384	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.96 VUV113	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.78 VUV211	+28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$4.21 VUV499	+108.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$4.02 VUV476	+222.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.57 VUV186	+50.9%
Average			+38.7%

Taipei vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Taipei	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.78 VUV803	+71.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$67.55 VUV8,000	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$9.29 VUV1,100	+3.8%
Average			+25.8%

Taipei vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Taipei	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$363.08 VUV43,000	+1225.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+134.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$484.28 VUV57,353	+630.8%
Average			+157.5%

Taipei vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Taipei	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$624.84 VUV74,000	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-58.8%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.07 VUV600	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.08 VUV483	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$9.29 VUV1,100	+136.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$68.29 VUV8,088	+66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	??
Average			+62.6%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Taipei	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$40.99 VUV4,854	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$67.55 VUV8,000	+68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$84.40 VUV9,995	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$101.28 VUV11,995	-3.6%
Average			+1.2%

Taipei vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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