Cost of living comparison

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Port Vila vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 61.6% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 65.0% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 57.5% more in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR231.55	$12.52 VUV1,488	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR180.09	$9.56 VUV1,136	-19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR34.69	$2.55 VUV303	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR40.76	$1.93 VUV229	-27.8%
Average			-13.0%

Victoria vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

	Victoria	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR24.92	$2.54 VUV302	+55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR250.65	$10.02 VUV1,190	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR103.88	$9.06 VUV1,077	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR57.63	$5.26 VUV625	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR40.26	$8.33 VUV990	+215.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR14.59	$2.11 VUV251	+120.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR19.84	$0.88 VUV105	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR15.56	$2.73 VUV324	+167.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR40.69	$2.46 VUV293	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR12.60	$1.96 VUV233	+137.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR11.81	$0.95 VUV113	+23.4%
Average			+65.0%

Victoria vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Victoria	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR81.06	$7.11 VUV845	+33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR370.47	$66.78 VUV7,937	+175.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR404K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR349.89	$8.77 VUV1,042	-61.8%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Victoria	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR2,092.49	$226.79 VUV26,954	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR13,850.66	$1,906.11 VUV227K	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR11,491.56	$1,278.71 VUV152K	+69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,583.32	$406.43 VUV48,306	+291.9%
Average			+134.3%

Victoria vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,315.46	$617.75 VUV73,422	+307.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR127K	$6,795.22 VUV808K	-18.2%
Average			+144.6%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR59.10	$4.81 VUV572	+24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR70.47	$5.70 VUV677	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR346.36	$9.18 VUV1,091	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,421.07	$67.52 VUV8,025	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR102.91	$12.52 VUV1,488	+85.8%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 57.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR909.11	$33.39 VUV3,969	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR393.63	$66.78 VUV7,937	+159.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,290.17	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,265.60	??
Average			+57.5%

Victoria vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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