Maoming vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	1
😀 Quality of life	52	50
🏙️ Population	6.17M	49K

The cost of living in Maoming is 62% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 6807th and 1864th ($789 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in China and Vanuatu, respectively. Check China vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 6563rd and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Port Vila

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	Maoming	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$6804

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527