Chicago vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	2.75M	49K

The cost of living in Chicago is 36% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 375th and 1864th ($2822 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United States vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 22nd and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Port Vila

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	Chicago	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$6804

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

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