Moscow vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$217
😷 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 23% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3728th and 1864th ($1585 vs $2068) 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 0.6 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 3206th and 6702nd 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	$13.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$6804

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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