Berlin vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$232
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	49K

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1418th and 2383rd ($2222 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Germany vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 35th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Port Vila

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	Berlin	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$6627

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499