London vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$232
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	99	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in London is 104% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8th and 2383rd ($3851 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 5th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$6627

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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