Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 63.3% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Port Vila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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