Calgary vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3716
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1104
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$721
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	92	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	51.4K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1526th and 2223rd ($2113 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Canada vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 66th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$932
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$6377

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643