New York City vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	49K

The cost of living in New York City is 106% more expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4th and 1927th ($4202 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 15th and 6693rd 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	$22.6	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$6882

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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