Dhaka vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$234
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	1
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	49K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8770th and 1927th ($478 vs $2036) 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 0.5 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 6105th and 6693rd 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	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$6882

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530