Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 58.4% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Port Vila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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