Honolulu vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$3716
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$1104
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$721
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	1
😀 Quality of life	86	40
🏙️ Population	351K	51.4K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 61% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 153rd and 2223rd ($2961 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 2nd in the United States and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United States vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 260th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Port Vila

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	Honolulu	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$932
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$6377

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

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