Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 2.0 times more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 93.5% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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