Honolulu vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	1
😀 Quality of life	85	50
🏙️ Population	351K	49K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 57% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 117th and 1864th ($3241 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 438th and 6702nd 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	$21.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$6804

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527