Los Angeles vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$232
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	3.9M	49K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 78% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 65th and 2383rd ($3361 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 74th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Port Vila

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	Los Angeles	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6627

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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