Bali vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$234
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	1
😀 Quality of life	61	50
🏙️ Population	4.36M	49K

The cost of living in Bali is 45% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4961st and 1927th ($1115 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 5831st and 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Port Vila

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	Bali	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$6882

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

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