New York City vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$232
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in New York City is 123% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4th and 2383rd ($4203 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 11th and 7974th 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	$23.2	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$6627

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499