Kuala Lumpur vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$706	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1175	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	1.98M	49K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 54% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 6384th and 2383rd ($866 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 985th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Port Vila

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	Kuala Lumpur	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3056	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1519	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.83	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.73	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9002	$6627

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756

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