Kawasaki vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawasaki	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1249	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3397	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$545	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2537	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	81	35
🏙️ Population	1.54M	49K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 36% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4340th and 2019th ($1249 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Kawasaki compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 497th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Port Vila

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	Kawasaki	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$968	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6533	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15204	$6872

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116

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