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Port Vila vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.3 times more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 69.9% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Port Vila

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

Port Vila vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$12.52 VUV1,530	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$9.56 VUV1,168	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$2.55 VUV311	+155.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$1.93 VUV236	+264.7%
Average			+115.6%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$2.54 VUV310	+205.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$10.02 VUV1,224	+162.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$9.06 VUV1,107	+49.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$5.26 VUV642	+112.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$8.33 VUV1,018	+148.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$2.11 VUV258	+246.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.88 VUV108	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$2.73 VUV333	+233.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$2.46 VUV301	+154.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$1.96 VUV240	+426.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.95 VUV117	+171.4%
Average			+175.2%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$7.11 VUV869	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$66.78 VUV8,158	+184.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$8.77 VUV1,071	+89.7%
Average			+69.9%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$226.79 VUV27,704	+1071.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	+153.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	+131.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$406.43 VUV49,650	+324.1%
Average			+420.0%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$617.75 VUV75,464	+78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	-4.2%
Average			+37.0%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$4.81 VUV588	+163.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$5.70 VUV696	+67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$9.18 VUV1,122	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$67.52 VUV8,248	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$12.52 VUV1,530	+91.9%
Average			+109.3%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$33.39 VUV4,079	-69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$66.78 VUV8,158	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	??
Average			-29.4%

Yerevan vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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