Auckland vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	49K

The cost of living in Auckland is 3% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1745th and 1927th ($2100 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Vanuatu, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 242nd and 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Port Vila

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	Auckland	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$6882

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530