Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 7.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Port Vila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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