Himeji vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Himeji	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3649	$3716
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1104
🏘️ Family rent	$1806	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2217	$721
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	1
😀 Quality of life	73	40
🏙️ Population	528K	51.4K

The cost of living in Himeji is 39% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4618th and 2223rd ($1132 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 1550th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Port Vila

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	Himeji	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$932
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3892	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.9	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8933	$6377

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643