Berlin vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$234
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	3.78M	49K

The cost of living in Berlin is 16% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1150th and 1927th ($2371 vs $2036) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 45th and 6693rd 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	$16.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$6882

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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