Canberra vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Canberra | Port Vila | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Canberra is 41% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 522nd and 2223rd ($2604 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Australia vs Vanuatu comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 367th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Canberra vs Port Vila
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| Canberra | Port Vila | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 274 km or 171 mi |  Luganville | |
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| 528 km or 328 mi | Paita | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Noumea | |
| 965 km or 600 mi |  Nadi | |
| 970 km or 603 mi | Lautoka | |
| 1073 km or 667 mi | Suva | |
| 1080 km or 671 mi | Nasinu | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi |  Honiara | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Auki | |
| 1563 km or 971 mi |  Vaiaku | |
| 1565 km or 972 mi | Funafuti | |
| 1769 km or 1099 mi |  Nukualofa | |
| 1779 km or 1105 mi | Mua | |
| 1800 km or 1119 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 1829 km or 1137 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
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| 1895 km or 1178 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1900 km or 1181 mi | Southport | |
| 1901 km or 1181 mi | Brisbane | |
| 1903 km or 1182 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 1919 km or 1192 mi |  Yaren | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 1932 km or 1200 mi | Ipswich | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 1997 km or 1241 mi | Toowoomba | |
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