Dubai vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Port Vila | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 21% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 1218th and 2223rd ($2229 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vanuatu comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 189th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Dubai | Port Vila | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 274 km or 171 mi |  Luganville | |
| 526 km or 327 mi |  Dumbea | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Paita | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Noumea | |
| 965 km or 600 mi |  Nadi | |
| 970 km or 603 mi | Lautoka | |
| 1073 km or 667 mi | Suva | |
| 1080 km or 671 mi | Nasinu | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi |  Honiara | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Auki | |
| 1563 km or 971 mi |  Vaiaku | |
| 1565 km or 972 mi | Funafuti | |
| 1769 km or 1099 mi |  Nukualofa | |
| 1779 km or 1105 mi | Mua | |
| 1800 km or 1119 mi |  Hervey Bay | |
| 1829 km or 1137 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 1855 km or 1152 mi | Caloundra | |
| 1883 km or 1170 mi | Caboolture | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1900 km or 1181 mi | Southport | |
| 1901 km or 1181 mi | Brisbane | |
| 1903 km or 1182 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 1919 km or 1192 mi |  Yaren | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 1932 km or 1200 mi | Ipswich | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 1997 km or 1241 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 2076 km or 1290 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 2085 km or 1296 mi |  Whangarei | |
| 2123 km or 1319 mi |  Manase | |
| 2169 km or 1347 mi | Apia | |
| 2172 km or 1350 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 2189 km or 1360 mi | Hibiscus Coast | |
| 2190 km or 1361 mi |  South Tarawa | |
| 2199 km or 1367 mi | Armidale | |
| 2217 km or 1377 mi | Auckland | |
| 2220 km or 1380 mi | Waitakere | |
| 2234 km or 1388 mi | Manukau | |
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