Dhaka vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$232
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	1
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	49K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8829th and 2383rd ($464 vs $1884) 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 6151st and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$6627

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499