Hong Kong vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$534
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	88	35
🏙️ Population	7.41M	49K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 41% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 427th and 2019th ($2737 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Vanuatu, respectively. Check China vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 248th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Port Vila

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	Hong Kong	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$6872

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493