Chiba vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	975K	49K

The cost of living in Chiba is 39% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4647th and 1864th ($1263 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 943rd and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Port Vila

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	Chiba	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$6804

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1130
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1083
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1030
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1070
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1067
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1048
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1052
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527