New York City vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$2349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$4649
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1577
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$2409
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in New York City is 72% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 5th and 1015th ($4051 vs $2349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United States and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the United States vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Port Vila. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 13th and 6199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Port Vila

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	New York City	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$4.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1665
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$1329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$2003
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$3472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$5.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$6310

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$3054
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1700
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1693
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1755
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$901
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$603
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$921
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$898
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1459
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1464
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$596
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$963
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$961
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1754
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1925
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2141
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2491
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$629
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1877
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$661
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$661
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1289
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2205
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1939
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1634