Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 74.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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