Calgary vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	49K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1759th and 1927th ($2095 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Canada vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 187th and 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Port Vila

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	Calgary	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6882

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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