New York City vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$534
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in New York City is 129% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3rd and 2019th ($4441 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.3 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 22nd and 7447th 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	$29.7	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$6872

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493