Dhaka vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$217
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	1
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	49K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1864th ($481 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 6218th and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Port Vila

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	Dhaka	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$6804

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

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