Melbourne vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$234
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 829th and 1927th ($2543 vs $2036) 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 1.8 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 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$6882

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530