Melbourne vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	100	50
🏙️ Population	5.35M	49K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 21% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 893rd and 1864th ($2496 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Australia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 1st and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Port Vila

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	Melbourne	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$6804

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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