Moscow vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	13.3M	49K

The cost of living in Moscow is 18% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3277th and 1927th ($1678 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Russia vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 2774th and 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Port Vila

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	Moscow	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$6882

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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