Guangzhou vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4044
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1891
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
1
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
49K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 6838th and 2383rd ($758 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in China and Vanuatu, respectively. Check China vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 2100th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$6627

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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