Manila vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$3716
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1104
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	1
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	1.85M	51.4K

The cost of living in Manila is 58% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 6438th and 2223rd ($781 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in the Philippines and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Port Vila. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 4458th and 7168th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manila	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$9.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$932
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$6377

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2943
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1597
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1597
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1648
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$752
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$599
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$849
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$824
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1425
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$576
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$974
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$978
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1816
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1881
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2011
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2356
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$744
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1785
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$594
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$594
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1354
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2279
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1994
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1643