Hiroshima vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$232
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	1
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	1.2M	49K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 53% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 6313th and 2383rd ($883 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 266th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Port Vila

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	Hiroshima	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$6627

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

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